10th
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From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
16
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From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
17
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WALTER WILSON [Dated at end: 17 May (1828).]
1828
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WALTER WILSON [Dated at end: 17 May (1828).]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear Walter, The sight of your old name again was like a resurrection.
anew
From this reading Dear Walter, The sight of your old name again was like a resurrection.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WALTER WILSON [Dated at end: 17 May (1828).]
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It had passed away into the dimness of a dead friend.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
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 WALTER WILSON [Dated at end: 17 May (1828).]
DatedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WALTER WILSON [Dated at end: 17 May (1828).]
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It had passed away into the dimness of a dead friend.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Walter, The sight of your old name again was like a resurrection.
dimnessnoun
the state of being poorly illuminated
From this reading It had passed away into the dimness of a dead friend.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WALTER WILSON [Dated at end: 17 May (1828).]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It had passed away into the dimness of a dead friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had passed away into the dimness of a dead friend.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had passed away into the dimness of a dead friend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had passed away into the dimness of a dead friend.
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WALTER WILSON [Dated at end: 17 May (1828).]
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Dear Walter, The sight of your old name again was like a resurrection.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WALTER WILSON [Dated at end: 17 May (1828).]
used to form the superlative
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Dear Walter, The sight of your old name again was like a resurrection.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
a brief written record
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Walter, The sight of your old name again was like a resurrection.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Dear Walter, The sight of your old name again was like a resurrection.
and nothing more
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It had passed away into the dimness of a dead friend.
resurrectionnounUS /ˌrezərˈekʃən/
(New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion
From this reading Dear Walter, The sight of your old name again was like a resurrection.
precisely, exactly
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Dear Walter, The sight of your old name again was like a resurrection.
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose I name _Thursday_ next.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Walter, The sight of your old name again was like a resurrection.
ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Suppose I name _Thursday_ next.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WALTER WILSON [Dated at end: 17 May (1828).]
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WALTER WILSON [Dated at end: 17 May (1828).]
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear Walter, The sight of your old name again was like a resurrection.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
WILSONnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WALTER WILSON [Dated at end: 17 May (1828).]
the day immediately before today
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We shall be most joyful to see you here next week,--if I understand you right--for your note dated the 10th arrived only yesterday, Friday the _16th_.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Walter, The sight of your old name again was like a resurrection.
