1829
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN Chase-Side, Enfield, 26th Oct., 1829.
26th
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN Chase-Side, Enfield, 26th Oct., 1829.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading How can I account for having not visited Highgate this long time?
Allsop
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How grieved I was to hear in what indifferent health Coleridge has been, and I not to know of it!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How grieved I was to hear in what indifferent health Coleridge has been, and I not to know of it!
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Change of place seemed to have changed me.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Change of place seemed to have changed me.
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 JAMES GILLMAN Chase-Side, Enfield, 26th Oct., 1829.
Chase-Side
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN Chase-Side, Enfield, 26th Oct., 1829.
ColeridgenounUS /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
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dearly loved
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Enfield
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN Chase-Side, Enfield, 26th Oct., 1829.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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GILLMAN
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN Chase-Side, Enfield, 26th Oct., 1829.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading How grieved I was to hear in what indifferent health Coleridge has been, and I not to know of it!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How grieved I was to hear in what indifferent health Coleridge has been, and I not to know of it!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Change of place seemed to have changed me.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading How can I account for having not visited Highgate this long time?
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading How grieved I was to hear in what indifferent health Coleridge has been, and I not to know of it!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
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Highgate
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How
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How grieved I was to hear in what indifferent health Coleridge has been, and I not to know of it!
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading How grieved I was to hear in what indifferent health Coleridge has been, and I not to know of it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN Chase-Side, Enfield, 26th Oct., 1829.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How grieved I was to hear in what indifferent health Coleridge has been, and I not to know of it!
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN Chase-Side, Enfield, 26th Oct., 1829.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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OctnounUS /ɔːkt/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN Chase-Side, Enfield, 26th Oct., 1829.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Change of place seemed to have changed me.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Change of place seemed to have changed me.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Change of place seemed to have changed me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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an instance or single occasion for some event
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN Chase-Side, Enfield, 26th Oct., 1829.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading How can I account for having not visited Highgate this long time?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How grieved I was to hear in what indifferent health Coleridge has been, and I not to know of it!
used to ask for information about something
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the day immediately before today
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belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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