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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. July 2, 1825.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. July 2, 1825.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
acceptableadjectiveUS /ækˈseptəbəl/
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
BARTON
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. July 2, 1825.]
for the reason that
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
BERNARDnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. July 2, 1825.]
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
cannot
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From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
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 BERNARD BARTON [P.M. July 2, 1825.]
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading My poor pittance in the London you will see is drawn from my sickness.
favoured
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From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My poor pittance in the London you will see is drawn from my sickness.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My poor pittance in the London you will see is drawn from my sickness.
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My poor pittance in the London you will see is drawn from my sickness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. July 2, 1825.]
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. July 2, 1825.]
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Now cannot I write _Mrs._ Anne Knight for the life of me.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading My poor pittance in the London you will see is drawn from my sickness.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. July 2, 1825.]
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Now cannot I write _Mrs._ Anne Knight for the life of me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
easily agitated
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now cannot I write _Mrs._ Anne Knight for the life of me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. July 2, 1825.]
pittancenounUS /ˈpɪtəns/
an inadequate payment
From this reading My poor pittance in the London you will see is drawn from my sickness.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading My poor pittance in the London you will see is drawn from my sickness.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My poor pittance in the London you will see is drawn from my sickness.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading My poor pittance in the London you will see is drawn from my sickness.
sincerelyadverbUS /sɪnˈsɪrli/
with sincerity; without pretense
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
be seated
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My poor pittance in the London you will see is drawn from my sickness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. July 2, 1825.]
unfitted
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From this reading My dear B.B.--My nervous attack has so unfitted me, that I have not courage to sit down to a Letter.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
precisely as stated
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My poor pittance in the London you will see is drawn from my sickness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
produce a literary work
From this reading Now cannot I write _Mrs._ Anne Knight for the life of me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My poor pittance in the London you will see is drawn from my sickness.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your Book is very acceptable to me, because most of it [is] new to me, but your Book itself we cannot thank you for more sincerely than for the introduction you favoured us with to Anne Knight.
