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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING December 27th, 1800.
27th
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING December 27th, 1800.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was going to visit a lady that was nice about those things, and that's the reason he wore nankeen that day.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading They were absolutely ingrained with the accumulated dirt of ages; but he affirmed them to be clean.
accumulatedadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd/
periodically accumulated over time
From this reading They were absolutely ingrained with the accumulated dirt of ages; but he affirmed them to be clean.
affirmverbUS /əˈfɜːrm/
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
affirmednounUS /əˈfɜːrmd/
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading They were absolutely ingrained with the accumulated dirt of ages; but he affirmed them to be clean.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading They were absolutely ingrained with the accumulated dirt of ages; but he affirmed them to be clean.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were absolutely ingrained with the accumulated dirt of ages; but he affirmed them to be clean.
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 THOMAS MANNING December 27th, 1800.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading They were absolutely ingrained with the accumulated dirt of ages; but he affirmed them to be clean.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He was going to visit a lady that was nice about those things, and that's the reason he wore nankeen that day.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING December 27th, 1800.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading They were absolutely ingrained with the accumulated dirt of ages; but he affirmed them to be clean.
Dyer's
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From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
the organ of sight
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
the act of departing
From this reading He was going to visit a lady that was nice about those things, and that's the reason he wore nankeen that day.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
heathennounUS /ˈhiːðən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
incontrovertibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪŋkɑːntroʊˈvɜːrtɪbəl/
impossible to deny or disprove
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
ingrainedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈɡreɪnd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading They were absolutely ingrained with the accumulated dirt of ages; but he affirmed them to be clean.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading He was going to visit a lady that was nice about those things, and that's the reason he wore nankeen that day.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING December 27th, 1800.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
roused to anger
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
MANNINGverbUS /ˈmænɪŋ/
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING December 27th, 1800.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
nankeennoun
a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading He was going to visit a lady that was nice about those things, and that's the reason he wore nankeen that day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
pantaloonsnounUS /ˈpæntəluːnz/
plural of “pantaloon” — a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
pertinaciouslyadverb
in a dogged and pertinacious manner
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
phrenesis
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From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
ragingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading At length George Dyer's phrenesis has come to a crisis; he is raging and furiously mad.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading He was going to visit a lady that was nice about those things, and that's the reason he wore nankeen that day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
se'nnight
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From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
symptomnounUS /ˈsɪmptəm/
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was going to visit a lady that was nice about those things, and that's the reason he wore nankeen that day.
that's
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From this reading He was going to visit a lady that was nice about those things, and that's the reason he wore nankeen that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were absolutely ingrained with the accumulated dirt of ages; but he affirmed them to be clean.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were absolutely ingrained with the accumulated dirt of ages; but he affirmed them to be clean.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He was going to visit a lady that was nice about those things, and that's the reason he wore nankeen that day.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING December 27th, 1800.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was going to visit a lady that was nice about those things, and that's the reason he wore nankeen that day.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING December 27th, 1800.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading He was going to visit a lady that was nice about those things, and that's the reason he wore nankeen that day.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were absolutely ingrained with the accumulated dirt of ages; but he affirmed them to be clean.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I waited upon the heathen, Thursday was a se'nnight; the first symptom which struck my eye and gave me incontrovertible proof of the fatal truth was a pair of nankeen pantaloons four times too big for him, which the said Heathen did pertinaciously affirm to be new.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were absolutely ingrained with the accumulated dirt of ages; but he affirmed them to be clean.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He was going to visit a lady that was nice about those things, and that's the reason he wore nankeen that day.
