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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. August 10, 1825.]
1825
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. August 10, 1825.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
anew
From this reading We shall be soon again at Colebrook.
(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 It is at all times an exertion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is at all times an exertion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
Ann
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From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We shall be soon again at Colebrook.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. August 10, 1825.]
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
BARTON
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. August 10, 1825.]
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We shall be soon again at Colebrook.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
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. August 10, 1825.]
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. August 10, 1825.]
Colebrook
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From this reading We shall be soon again at Colebrook.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
Enfield
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From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
exertionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɜːrʃən/
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading It is at all times an exertion.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is at all times an exertion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
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 I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. August 10, 1825.]
immediately past
From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
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. August 10, 1825.]
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
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. August 10, 1825.]
with low volume
From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
on the contrary
From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall be soon again at Colebrook.
be seated
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
in the near future
From this reading We shall be soon again at Colebrook.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
express in words
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural 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 I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It is at all times an exertion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. August 10, 1825.]
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall be soon again at Colebrook.
at the time that
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
in or at the place that
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear B.B.--You must excuse my not writing before, when I tell you we are on a visit at Enfield, where I do not feel it natural to sit down to a Letter.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I had rather talk with you, and Ann Knight, quietly at Colebrook Lodge, over the matter of your last.
