1806
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: February 1st, 1806.]
1st
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: February 1st, 1806.]
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 1806; you will not fail to see after them in time.
alterationnounUS /ˌɔːltərˈeɪʃən/
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading We have made some alteration in the Editions since your sister's directions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are directed to you at Grasmere.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: February 1st, 1806.]
bookedadjectiveUS /bʊkt/
reserved in advance
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
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 WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: February 1st, 1806.]
Cripplegate
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From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
DatedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: February 1st, 1806.]
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading They are directed to you at Grasmere.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading We have made some alteration in the Editions since your sister's directions.
EditionsnounUS /ɪˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading We have made some alteration in the Editions since your sister's directions.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: February 1st, 1806.]
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading 1806; you will not fail to see after them in time.
Feb'y
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From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: February 1st, 1806.]
Grasmere
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From this reading They are directed to you at Grasmere.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 1806; you will not fail to see after them in time.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
KendalnounUS /ˈkendəl/
a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: February 1st, 1806.]
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We have made some alteration in the Editions since your sister's directions.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 1806; you will not fail to see after them in time.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 1806; you will not fail to see after them in time.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We have made some alteration in the Editions since your sister's directions.
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading We have made some alteration in the Editions since your sister's directions.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We have made some alteration in the Editions since your sister's directions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 1806; you will not fail to see after them in time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are directed to you at Grasmere.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 1806; you will not fail to see after them in time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: February 1st, 1806.]
waggonnoun
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have made some alteration in the Editions since your sister's directions.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
a Caucasian
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 1806; you will not fail to see after them in time.
WILLIAM
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: February 1st, 1806.]
WORDSWORTHnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: February 1st, 1806.]
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Wordsworth--I have seen the Books which you ordered, booked at the White Horse Inn, Cripplegate, by the Kendal waggon this day 1st Feb'y.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We have made some alteration in the Editions since your sister's directions.
