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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM HONE May 21, 1830.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM HONE May 21, 1830.
66
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From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading [See notes to the letter to Southey above.]
albumnounUS /ˈælbəm/
one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
(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 Southey will see in the _Times_ all we proposed omitting is omitted.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If not, beg inquire at the _Old Bell_, Holborn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dear Hone--I thought you would be pleased to see this letter.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading If not, beg inquire at the _Old Bell_, Holborn.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading If not, beg inquire at the _Old Bell_, Holborn.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
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 WILLIAM HONE May 21, 1830.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Hone--I thought you would be pleased to see this letter.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
Holborn
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From this reading If not, beg inquire at the _Old Bell_, Holborn.
HONEverbUS /hoʊn/
sharpen with a hone
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM HONE May 21, 1830.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Hone--I thought you would be pleased to see this letter.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Southey will see in the _Times_ all we proposed omitting is omitted.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading If not, beg inquire at the _Old Bell_, Holborn.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Southey will see in the _Times_ all we proposed omitting is omitted.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM HONE May 21, 1830.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Dear Hone--I thought you would be pleased to see this letter.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM HONE May 21, 1830.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
not any; not one
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If not, beg inquire at the _Old Bell_, Holborn.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading [See notes to the letter to Southey above.]
Novello
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From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading If not, beg inquire at the _Old Bell_, Holborn.
omittedverbUS /oʊˈmɪtəd/
inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading Southey will see in the _Times_ all we proposed omitting is omitted.
omittingverbUS /oʊˈmɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading Southey will see in the _Times_ all we proposed omitting is omitted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Dear Hone--I thought you would be pleased to see this letter.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Southey will see in the _Times_ all we proposed omitting is omitted.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Dear Hone--I thought you would be pleased to see this letter.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
Southeynoun
English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)
From this reading Southey will see in the _Times_ all we proposed omitting is omitted.
St
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From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If not, beg inquire at the _Old Bell_, Holborn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dear Hone--I thought you would be pleased to see this letter.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dear Hone--I thought you would be pleased to see this letter.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Southey will see in the _Times_ all we proposed omitting is omitted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM HONE May 21, 1830.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Southey will see in the _Times_ all we proposed omitting is omitted.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Pray if you have time to, call on Novello, No. 66, Great Queen St. I am anxious to learn whether he received his album I sent on Friday by our nine o'clock morning stage.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Southey will see in the _Times_ all we proposed omitting is omitted.
WILLIAM
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM HONE May 21, 1830.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dear Hone--I thought you would be pleased to see this letter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Hone--I thought you would be pleased to see this letter.
