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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [P.M. September 6, 1826.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [P.M. September 6, 1826.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
(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 When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
AuthorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
BaldwinnounUS /ˈbɔːldwən/
United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
BearernounUS /ˈberər/
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
BooksellernounUS /ˈbʊkselər/
the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
BooksellersnounUS /ˈbʊkselərz/
plural of “bookseller” — the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
terminate
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
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 [P.M. September 6, 1826.]
ChorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
ConstablenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəbəl/
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
D'avenant's
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From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
an act that fails
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
the act of departing
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
the state of being honored
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
hostileadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːstəl/
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
a boy or man
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [P.M. September 6, 1826.]
Longman's
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From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [P.M. September 6, 1826.]
MacbethnounUS /məkˈbeθ/
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
mortalitynounUS /mɔːrˈtæləti/
the quality or state of being mortal
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
used to form the superlative
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
Moxon
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From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
not any; not one
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
offencenoun
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
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 WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [P.M. September 6, 1826.]
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
saddestadjectiveUS /ˈsædəst/
superlative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [P.M. September 6, 1826.]
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
stavenounUS /steɪv/
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
sungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [P.M. September 6, 1826.]
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
tunedverbUS /tuːnd/
past form of “tune” — adjust for (better) functioning
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
unpalatableadjectiveUS /ənˈpælətəbəl/
not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind
From this reading For my part, the failure of a Bookseller is not the most unpalatable accident of mortality: sad but not saddest The desolation of a hostile city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
Westmoreland
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From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
at the time that
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
WILLIAM
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [P.M. September 6, 1826.]
in the company of; together with
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
the words that are spoken
From this reading When Constable fell from heaven, and we all hoped Baldwin was next, I tuned a slight stave to the words in Macbeth (D'avenant's) to be sung by a Chorus of Authors, What should we do when Booksellers break?
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 [P.M. September 6, 1826.]
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
YorkshirenounUS /ˈjɔːrkʃər/
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He is one of Longman's best hands, and can give you the best account of The Trade as 'tis now going; or stopping.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading My dear Wordsworth, The Bearer of this is my young friend Moxon, a young lad with a Yorkshire head, and a heart that would do honour to a more Southern county: no offence to Westmoreland.
