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From this reading WILLIAMS Enfield, Good Friday [April 9, 1830].
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From this reading WILLIAMS Enfield, Good Friday [April 9, 1830].
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading WILLIAMS Enfield, Good Friday [April 9, 1830].
make certain of
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
Caffrenoun
an offensive and insulting term for any Black African
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
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.
congratulatedverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪd/
past form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading For the first time in my life I congratulated myself upon the shortness and meanness of my name.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
Enfield
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From this reading WILLIAMS Enfield, Good Friday [April 9, 1830].
apart from; not including
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time in my life I congratulated myself upon the shortness and meanness of my name.
foldnounUS /foʊld/
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
folder-up
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From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in my life I congratulated myself upon the shortness and meanness of my name.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading WILLIAMS Enfield, Good Friday [April 9, 1830].
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading WILLIAMS Enfield, Good Friday [April 9, 1830].
gratifiedadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪd/
having received what was desired
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
Hottentots
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From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
the literary culture
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For the first time in my life I congratulated myself upon the shortness and meanness of my name.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
meannessnounUS /ˈmiːnnəs/
the quality of being deliberately mean
From this reading For the first time in my life I congratulated myself upon the shortness and meanness of my name.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For the first time in my life I congratulated myself upon the shortness and meanness of my name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading For the first time in my life I congratulated myself upon the shortness and meanness of my name.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
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 P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
shortnessnounUS /ˈʃɔːrtnəs/
the property of being of short spatial extent
From this reading For the first time in my life I congratulated myself upon the shortness and meanness of my name.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
skinsnounUS /skɪnz/
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time in my life I congratulated myself upon the shortness and meanness of my name.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
precisely as stated
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
which person or people
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
WILLIAMSnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading WILLIAMS Enfield, Good Friday [April 9, 1830].
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
the act of creating written works
From this reading P.S.--I am the worst folder-up of a letter in the world, except certain Hottentots, in the land of Caffre, who never fold up their letters at all, writing very badly upon skins, &c.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Madam,--I do assure you that your verses gratified me very much, and my sister is quite _proud_ of them.
