Chapter I

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

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

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possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

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one more of the same kind, or a different one

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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

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Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Children's Books; IV.

plural of “byway” — a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)

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an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

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From this reading Children's Books; IV.

light and humorous drama with a happy ending

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an institution created to conduct business

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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

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English essayist (1775-1834)

From this reading Elia; III.

an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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characteristic of or befitting a friend

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plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

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superlative of “gentle” — soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

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

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plural of “highway” — a major road for any form of motor transport

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a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level

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

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

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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Elia; III.

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

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having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude

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the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Children's Books; IV.

young sheep

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plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination

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the literary culture

From this reading Letters.

a characteristic state or mode of living

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

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qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

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the force of workers available

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consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

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a form of address for a man

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the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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To move from a closed position.

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above and across; more than

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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

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plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading Poems and Plays; V. and VI.

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

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plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading Poems and Plays; V. and VI.

affix in a public place or for public notice

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ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

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an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

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term of address for a man

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someone who moves slowly

From this reading The Life of Charles Lamb Mr. Ingleside Over Bemerton's Listener's Lure One Day and Another Fireside and Sunshine Character and Comedy Old Lamps for New The Hambledon Men The Open Road The Friendly Town Her Infinite Variety Good Company The Gentlest Art The Second Post A Swan and Her Friends A Wanderer in London A Wanderer in Holland A Wanderer in Paris Highways and Byways in Sussex Anne's Terrible Good Nature The Slowcoach Sir Pulteney The Pocket Edition of the Works of Charles Lamb: I. Miscellaneous Prose; II.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The Life of Charles Lamb Mr. Ingleside Over Bemerton's Listener's Lure One Day and Another Fireside and Sunshine Character and Comedy Old Lamps for New The Hambledon Men The Open Road The Friendly Town Her Infinite Variety Good Company The Gentlest Art The Second Post A Swan and Her Friends A Wanderer in London A Wanderer in Holland A Wanderer in Paris Highways and Byways in Sussex Anne's Terrible Good Nature The Slowcoach Sir Pulteney The Pocket Edition of the Works of Charles Lamb: I. Miscellaneous Prose; II.

a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century

From this reading The Life of Charles Lamb Mr. Ingleside Over Bemerton's Listener's Lure One Day and Another Fireside and Sunshine Character and Comedy Old Lamps for New The Hambledon Men The Open Road The Friendly Town Her Infinite Variety Good Company The Gentlest Art The Second Post A Swan and Her Friends A Wanderer in London A Wanderer in Holland A Wanderer in Paris Highways and Byways in Sussex Anne's Terrible Good Nature The Slowcoach Sir Pulteney The Pocket Edition of the Works of Charles Lamb: I. Miscellaneous Prose; II.

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

From this reading The Life of Charles Lamb Mr. Ingleside Over Bemerton's Listener's Lure One Day and Another Fireside and Sunshine Character and Comedy Old Lamps for New The Hambledon Men The Open Road The Friendly Town Her Infinite Variety Good Company The Gentlest Art The Second Post A Swan and Her Friends A Wanderer in London A Wanderer in Holland A Wanderer in Paris Highways and Byways in Sussex Anne's Terrible Good Nature The Slowcoach Sir Pulteney The Pocket Edition of the Works of Charles Lamb: I. Miscellaneous Prose; II.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading The Life of Charles Lamb Mr. Ingleside Over Bemerton's Listener's Lure One Day and Another Fireside and Sunshine Character and Comedy Old Lamps for New The Hambledon Men The Open Road The Friendly Town Her Infinite Variety Good Company The Gentlest Art The Second Post A Swan and Her Friends A Wanderer in London A Wanderer in Holland A Wanderer in Paris Highways and Byways in Sussex Anne's Terrible Good Nature The Slowcoach Sir Pulteney The Pocket Edition of the Works of Charles Lamb: I. Miscellaneous Prose; II.

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

From this reading The Life of Charles Lamb Mr. Ingleside Over Bemerton's Listener's Lure One Day and Another Fireside and Sunshine Character and Comedy Old Lamps for New The Hambledon Men The Open Road The Friendly Town Her Infinite Variety Good Company The Gentlest Art The Second Post A Swan and Her Friends A Wanderer in London A Wanderer in Holland A Wanderer in Paris Highways and Byways in Sussex Anne's Terrible Good Nature The Slowcoach Sir Pulteney The Pocket Edition of the Works of Charles Lamb: I. Miscellaneous Prose; II.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The Life of Charles Lamb Mr. Ingleside Over Bemerton's Listener's Lure One Day and Another Fireside and Sunshine Character and Comedy Old Lamps for New The Hambledon Men The Open Road The Friendly Town Her Infinite Variety Good Company The Gentlest Art The Second Post A Swan and Her Friends A Wanderer in London A Wanderer in Holland A Wanderer in Paris Highways and Byways in Sussex Anne's Terrible Good Nature The Slowcoach Sir Pulteney The Pocket Edition of the Works of Charles Lamb: I. Miscellaneous Prose; II.

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading Poems and Plays; V. and VI.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading The Life of Charles Lamb Mr. Ingleside Over Bemerton's Listener's Lure One Day and Another Fireside and Sunshine Character and Comedy Old Lamps for New The Hambledon Men The Open Road The Friendly Town Her Infinite Variety Good Company The Gentlest Art The Second Post A Swan and Her Friends A Wanderer in London A Wanderer in Holland A Wanderer in Paris Highways and Byways in Sussex Anne's Terrible Good Nature The Slowcoach Sir Pulteney The Pocket Edition of the Works of Charles Lamb: I. Miscellaneous Prose; II.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Poems and Plays; V. and VI.

someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading The Life of Charles Lamb Mr. Ingleside Over Bemerton's Listener's Lure One Day and Another Fireside and Sunshine Character and Comedy Old Lamps for New The Hambledon Men The Open Road The Friendly Town Her Infinite Variety Good Company The Gentlest Art The Second Post A Swan and Her Friends A Wanderer in London A Wanderer in Holland A Wanderer in Paris Highways and Byways in Sussex Anne's Terrible Good Nature The Slowcoach Sir Pulteney The Pocket Edition of the Works of Charles Lamb: I. Miscellaneous Prose; II.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading The Life of Charles Lamb Mr. Ingleside Over Bemerton's Listener's Lure One Day and Another Fireside and Sunshine Character and Comedy Old Lamps for New The Hambledon Men The Open Road The Friendly Town Her Infinite Variety Good Company The Gentlest Art The Second Post A Swan and Her Friends A Wanderer in London A Wanderer in Holland A Wanderer in Paris Highways and Byways in Sussex Anne's Terrible Good Nature The Slowcoach Sir Pulteney The Pocket Edition of the Works of Charles Lamb: I. Miscellaneous Prose; II.