1828
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE [Enfield, October, 1828.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Vincent] promised us after the York expedition; a day being named before, which fail'd.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading [Vincent] promised us after the York expedition; a day being named before, which fail'd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading [Vincent] promised us after the York expedition; a day being named before, which fail'd.
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 CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE [Enfield, October, 1828.]
CLARKE
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE [Enfield, October, 1828.]
COWDEN
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE [Enfield, October, 1828.]
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading [Vincent] promised us after the York expedition; a day being named before, which fail'd.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
Enfield
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE [Enfield, October, 1828.]
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading [Vincent] promised us after the York expedition; a day being named before, which fail'd.
fail'd
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From this reading [Vincent] promised us after the York expedition; a day being named before, which fail'd.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE [Enfield, October, 1828.]
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading 'Tis not too late.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. N. and V.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Mrs. N. and V.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading [Vincent] promised us after the York expedition; a day being named before, which fail'd.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
Novellos
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From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE [Enfield, October, 1828.]
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading [Vincent] promised us after the York expedition; a day being named before, which fail'd.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
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 'Tis not too late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE [Enfield, October, 1828.]
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading 'Tis not too late.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Vincent] promised us after the York expedition; a day being named before, which fail'd.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Mrs. N. and V.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
Vincent
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From this reading [Vincent] promised us after the York expedition; a day being named before, which fail'd.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading [Vincent] promised us after the York expedition; a day being named before, which fail'd.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading [Vincent] promised us after the York expedition; a day being named before, which fail'd.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Clarke,--We did expect to see you with Victoria and the Novellos before this, and do not quite understand why we have not.
