1st
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From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
acco't
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From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
give a benediction to
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
cannot
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From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
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 Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
civilizedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
dearly loved
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
greatly pleased
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
don't
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From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
easiestadjectiveUS /ˈiːziəst/
superlative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
EnjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
enverduring
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From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
foolish-pretty
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From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
graduatedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrædʒuːeɪtɪd/
marked with or divided into degrees
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
how
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From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
HUTCHINSONnounUS /ˈhʌtʃɪnsən/
American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
modestynounUS /ˈmɑːdəsti/
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
used to form the superlative
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
accept an excuse for
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
continue talking
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
raptures
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From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
rhetorick
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From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
Identical; not different.
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
steeplenounUS /ˈstiːpəl/
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
subscribeverbUS /səbˈskraɪb/
offer to buy, as of stocks and shares
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
symbolsnounUS /ˈsɪmbəlz/
plural of “symbol” — an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
thro
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From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
transcendant
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From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
transcriptnounUS /ˈtrænskrɪpt/
something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
triumphing
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From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
univocaladjective
admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
unnaturaladjectiveUS /ənˈnætʃərəl/
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
the act of using
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading I remember one foolish-pretty expression she made use of, "Bless the little churches how pretty they are," as those symbols of civilized life opened upon her view one after the other on this side Cambridge.
villagery
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From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She was in silent raptures all the while _there_ and came home riding thro' the air (her 1st long outside journey) triumphing as if she had been _graduated_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a willing manner
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO Miss HUTCHINSON (_Added to same letter_) Dear Miss Hutchinson, I subscribe most willingly to all my sister says of her Enjoyment at Cambridge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I don't know how you will pardon part of her letter being a transcript, but writing to another Lady first (probably as the _easiest task_ *) it was unnatural not to give you an acco't of what had so freshly delighted her, and would have been a piece of transcendant rhetorick (above her modesty) to have given two different accounts of a simple and univocal pleasure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You cannot proceed a mile without starting a steeple, with its little patch of villagery round it, enverduring the waste.
