1829
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 3, 1829.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 3, 1829.]
anew
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
BARTON
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 3, 1829.]
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been very desolate indeed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
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. June 3, 1829.]
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
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. June 3, 1829.]
dearly loved
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading I have been very desolate indeed.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading Your letter found me in domestic troubles.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
set up or found
From this reading Your letter found me in domestic troubles.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your letter found me in domestic troubles.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
indispositionnoun
a slight illness
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 3, 1829.]
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 3, 1829.]
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Your letter found me in domestic troubles.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
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. June 3, 1829.]
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your letter found me in domestic troubles.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
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. June 3, 1829.]
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 3, 1829.]
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading Your letter found me in domestic troubles.
precisely as stated
From this reading Dear B.B.--I am very much grieved indeed for the indisposition of poor Lucy.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading My sister is again taken ill, and I am obliged to remove her out of the house for many weeks, I fear, before I can hope to have her again.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your letter found me in domestic troubles.
