1827
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
approvesverbUS /əˈpruːvz/
third-person singular of “approve” — give sanction to
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
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 HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
clashnounUS /klæʃ/
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
CRABB
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
DatedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
excessiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsesɪv/
beyond normal limits
From this reading Mr. Jekyll was excessive friendly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
formulanounUS /ˈfɔːrmjələ/
a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Mr. Jekyll was excessive friendly.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
Gardner'snounUS /ˈɡɑːrdnərz/
possessive form of “gardner” — United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)
From this reading Only speak to him of Gardner's wish to have the Lad.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only speak to him of Gardner's wish to have the Lad.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only speak to him of Gardner's wish to have the Lad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
Jekyll
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From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading C.L.
a boy or man
From this reading Only speak to him of Gardner's wish to have the Lad.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
and nothing more
From this reading Only speak to him of Gardner's wish to have the Lad.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
PetitionnounUS /pəˈtɪʃən/
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
ROBINSONnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
express in words
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
express in speech
From this reading Only speak to him of Gardner's wish to have the Lad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
a special situation
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [Dated by H.C. R. Jan., 1827.]
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Jekyll was excessive friendly.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Only speak to him of Gardner's wish to have the Lad.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Dear R. do not say any thing to Mr. G. about the day _or_ Petition, for Mr. Jekyll wishes it to be next week, and thoroughly approves of my formula, and Mr. G. might not, and then they will clash.
