1830
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN March 8th, 1830.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN March 8th, 1830.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
advocatingverbUS /ˈædvəkeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “advocate” — push for something
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
Anti-plush
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From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My flesh tingles at such caterpillars.
Battin
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From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
BluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
Broad-Cloth
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From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
camblets
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From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
caterpillarsnounUS /ˈkætəpɪlərz/
plural of “caterpillar” — a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
From this reading My flesh tingles at such caterpillars.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
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 March 8th, 1830.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
defencenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
druggets
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From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
accept an excuse for
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading My flesh tingles at such caterpillars.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
GILLMAN
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN March 8th, 1830.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
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 March 8th, 1830.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN March 8th, 1830.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
Lucius
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From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
march in a procession
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN March 8th, 1830.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
as might be expected
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade
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From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
Norwich
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From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
offendsverbUS /əˈfendz/
third-person singular of “offend” — cause to feel resentment or indignation
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
pre-engagement
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From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
satinity
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From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
seemingness
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From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
Sergius
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From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
signaturesnounUS /ˈsɪɡnətʃərz/
plural of “signature” — your name written in your own handwriting
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
silkenadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlkən/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
Spitalfields
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From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My flesh tingles at such caterpillars.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
tingles
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From this reading My flesh tingles at such caterpillars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JAMES GILLMAN March 8th, 1830.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The fact is, I am retained by the Norwich people, and have already appeared in their paper under the signatures of "Lucius Sergius," "Bluff," "Broad-Cloth," "No-Trade-to-the-Woollen-Trade," "Anti-plush," &c., in defence of druggets and long camblets.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And without this pre-engagement, I feel I should naturally have chosen a side opposite to ----, for in the silken seemingness of his nature there is that which offends me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear G.,--Your friend Battin (for I knew him immediately by the smooth satinity of his style) must excuse me for advocating the cause of his friends in Spitalfields.
