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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO [P.M. May 9, 1826.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO [P.M. May 9, 1826.]
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By the bye, I was at Highgate on Wensday, the only one of the Party.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the bye, I was at Highgate on Wensday, the only one of the Party.
byenounUS /baɪ/
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
From this reading By the bye, I was at Highgate on Wensday, the only one of the Party.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Yours truly C. LAMB.
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 VINCENT NOVELLO [P.M. May 9, 1826.]
ColeridgenounUS /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
damn'd
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From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
Easters
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From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
Highgate
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From this reading By the bye, I was at Highgate on Wensday, the only one of the Party.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Kind rememb'ces to Mrs. Novello &c.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO [P.M. May 9, 1826.]
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO [P.M. May 9, 1826.]
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO [P.M. May 9, 1826.]
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Kind rememb'ces to Mrs. Novello &c.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must wait the Zephyrs' pleasures.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
NOVELLO
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO [P.M. May 9, 1826.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the bye, I was at Highgate on Wensday, the only one of the Party.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By the bye, I was at Highgate on Wensday, the only one of the Party.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By the bye, I was at Highgate on Wensday, the only one of the Party.
and nothing more
From this reading By the bye, I was at Highgate on Wensday, the only one of the Party.
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 VINCENT NOVELLO [P.M. May 9, 1826.]
an organization to gain political power
From this reading By the bye, I was at Highgate on Wensday, the only one of the Party.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading We must wait the Zephyrs' pleasures.
rememb'ces
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From this reading Kind rememb'ces to Mrs. Novello &c.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
severitynounUS /sɪˈverɪti/
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must wait the Zephyrs' pleasures.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO [P.M. May 9, 1826.]
to-morrow
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From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
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 N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
VINCENT
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO [P.M. May 9, 1826.]
waggishlyadverb
in a waggish manner
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading We must wait the Zephyrs' pleasures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the bye, I was at Highgate on Wensday, the only one of the Party.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must wait the Zephyrs' pleasures.
Wensday
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From this reading By the bye, I was at Highgate on Wensday, the only one of the Party.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading _Summer_, as my friend Coleridge waggishly writes, has set in with its usual severity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear N. You will not expect us to-morrow, I am sure, while these damn'd North Easters continue.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours truly C. LAMB.
ZephyrsnounUS /ˈzefərz/
plural of “zephyr” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading We must wait the Zephyrs' pleasures.
