1800
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From this reading 4, 1800.]
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From this reading 4, 1800.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So that we shall be by ourselves.
for the reason that
From this reading I write, because it may make _some_ difference in your marketting, &c.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So that we shall be by ourselves.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading I write, because it may make _some_ difference in your marketting, &c.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM GODWIN [Dec.
CoopernounUS /ˈkuːpər/
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
DecnounUS /dek/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM GODWIN [Dec.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading I write, because it may make _some_ difference in your marketting, &c.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
GODWIN
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM GODWIN [Dec.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I write, because it may make _some_ difference in your marketting, &c.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I write, because it may make _some_ difference in your marketting, &c.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM GODWIN [Dec.
engage in
From this reading I write, because it may make _some_ difference in your marketting, &c.
marketting
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From this reading I write, because it may make _some_ difference in your marketting, &c.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I write, because it may make _some_ difference in your marketting, &c.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading So that we shall be by ourselves.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
express in words
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading So that we shall be by ourselves.
term of address for a man
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that we shall be by ourselves.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I write, because it may make _some_ difference in your marketting, &c.
speedilyadverbUS /ˈspiːdəli/
with speed
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM GODWIN [Dec.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So that we shall be by ourselves.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Sir,--I send this speedily after the heels of Cooper (O! the dainty expression) to say that Mary is obliged to stay at home on Sunday to receive a female friend, from whom I am equally glad to escape.
WILLIAM
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM GODWIN [Dec.
produce a literary work
From this reading I write, because it may make _some_ difference in your marketting, &c.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I write, because it may make _some_ difference in your marketting, &c.
