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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN [Dated at end: 2 May, 1821.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN [Dated at end: 2 May, 1821.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Will you oblige us by securing us beds at some house from which a stage goes to the Bank in the morning?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN [Dated at end: 2 May, 1821.]
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Will you oblige us by securing us beds at some house from which a stage goes to the Bank in the morning?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
bedsnounUS /bedz/
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Will you oblige us by securing us beds at some house from which a stage goes to the Bank in the morning?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Yours truly, C. LAMB.
cannot
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From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
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 JAMES GILLMAN [Dated at end: 2 May, 1821.]
ColeridgenounUS /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
DatedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN [Dated at end: 2 May, 1821.]
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
being one more than seven
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN [Dated at end: 2 May, 1821.]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Will you oblige us by securing us beds at some house from which a stage goes to the Bank in the morning?
GILLMAN
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN [Dated at end: 2 May, 1821.]
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Will you oblige us by securing us beds at some house from which a stage goes to the Bank in the morning?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Will you oblige us by securing us beds at some house from which a stage goes to the Bank in the morning?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Will you oblige us by securing us beds at some house from which a stage goes to the Bank in the morning?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN [Dated at end: 2 May, 1821.]
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN [Dated at end: 2 May, 1821.]
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN [Dated at end: 2 May, 1821.]
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Will you oblige us by securing us beds at some house from which a stage goes to the Bank in the morning?
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
obligeverbUS /əˈblaɪdʒ/
force somebody to do something
From this reading Will you oblige us by securing us beds at some house from which a stage goes to the Bank in the morning?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
express the need or desire for
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
securingverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ/
-ing form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading Will you oblige us by securing us beds at some house from which a stage goes to the Bank in the morning?
term of address for a man
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Will you oblige us by securing us beds at some house from which a stage goes to the Bank in the morning?
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN [Dated at end: 2 May, 1821.]
troublingadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəlɪŋ/
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Yours truly, C. LAMB.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Will you oblige us by securing us beds at some house from which a stage goes to the Bank in the morning?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
produce a literary work
From this reading I would write to Coleridge, but cannot think of troubling a dying man with such a request.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Sir--You dine so late on Friday, it will be impossible for us to go home by the eight o'clock stage.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours truly, C. LAMB.
