Chapter CL · Chapter 150

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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

(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 Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

in addition

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

an experience that appalls

From this reading Let it end at appalling; the joke is coarse and useless, and hurts the tone of the rest.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Let it end at appalling; the joke is coarse and useless, and hurts the tone of the rest.

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

for the reason that

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

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 Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

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 Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

From this reading Let it end at appalling; the joke is coarse and useless, and hurts the tone of the rest.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

dearly loved

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Let it end at appalling; the joke is coarse and useless, and hurts the tone of the rest.

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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

remove from memory or existence

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

promote over another

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

devoid of good sense or judgment

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

be the source of pain

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading Let it end at appalling; the joke is coarse and useless, and hurts the tone of the rest.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

young sheep

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

immediately past

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let it end at appalling; the joke is coarse and useless, and hurts the tone of the rest.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

clean or organized

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

not any; not one

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

happening again (especially at regular intervals)

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

express the need or desire for

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Let it end at appalling; the joke is coarse and useless, and hurts the tone of the rest.

with honesty

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

ludicrous, foolish

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

a branch of the Tai languages

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading Let it end at appalling; the joke is coarse and useless, and hurts the tone of the rest.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

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From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

From this reading Let it end at appalling; the joke is coarse and useless, and hurts the tone of the rest.

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON Enfield, and for some weeks to come, "_June 11, 1827_."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

which person or people

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Dear B.B.--One word more of the picture verses, and that for good and all; pray, with a neat pen alter one line His learning seems to lay small stress on to His learning lays no mighty stress on to avoid the unseemly recurrence (ungrammatical also) of "seems" in the next line, besides the nonsence of "but" there, as it now stands.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And I request you, as a personal favor to me, to erase the last line of all, which I should never have written from myself.

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading The fact is, it was a silly joke of Hood's, who gave me the frame, (you judg'd rightly it was not its own) with the remark that you would like it, because it was b--d b--d,--and I lugg'd it in: but I shall be quite hurt if it stands, because tho' you and yours have too good sense to object to it, I would not have a sentence of mine seen, that to any foolish ear might sound unrespectful to thee.