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From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
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From this reading MORGAN Enfield, 17 June, 1828.
1828
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From this reading MORGAN Enfield, 17 June, 1828.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
amiableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/
disposed to please
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
assistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
bearsnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
carefulnessnounUS /ˈkerfəlnes/
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
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 MRS.
ClassicaladjectiveUS /ˈklæsɪkəl/
of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
CommercialadjectiveUS /kəˈmɜːrʃəl/
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
a female human offspring
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
Enfield
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From this reading MORGAN Enfield, 17 June, 1828.
EstablishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
a man of refinement
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading MORGAN Enfield, 17 June, 1828.
and nothing more
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
joined in matrimony
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
MORGANnounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading MORGAN Enfield, 17 June, 1828.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
neighbour'snounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
possessive form of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
notableadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəbəl/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
Peckham
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From this reading He is about opening an Establishment of his own, a Classical and _Commercial_ Academy at Peckham.
a human being
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
pupilsnounUS /ˈpjuːpəlz/
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
scholarshipnounUS /ˈskɑːlərʃɪp/
financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
an educational institution
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
precisely as stated
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
which person or people
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
a late time of life
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The gentleman who brings this to you has been 12 years principal assistant at the first School in Enfield, and bears the highest character for carefulness and scholarship.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He has just married a very notable and amiable young person, our next neighbour's daughter, and I do not doubt of their final success, but everything must have a beginning and he wants pupils.
