Chapter CCLVI · Chapter 256

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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 28, 1830.]

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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 28, 1830.]

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From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading DEAR B.B.--Could you dream of my publishing without sending a copy to you?

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading DEAR B.B.--Could you dream of my publishing without sending a copy to you?

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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 28, 1830.]

French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 28, 1830.]

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From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

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 BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 28, 1830.]

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading DEAR B.B.--Could you dream of my publishing without sending a copy to you?

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading DEAR B.B.--Could you dream of my publishing without sending a copy to you?

dearly loved

From this reading DEAR B.B.--Could you dream of my publishing without sending a copy to you?

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading DEAR B.B.--Could you dream of my publishing without sending a copy to you?

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading You will find something new to you in the vol. particularly the Translations.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You will find something new to you in the vol. particularly the Translations.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Moxon will send to you the moment it is out.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Moxon will send to you the moment it is out.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 28, 1830.]

young sheep

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 28, 1830.]

the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 28, 1830.]

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

a particular point in time

From this reading Moxon will send to you the moment it is out.

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From this reading Moxon will send to you the moment it is out.

liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading DEAR B.B.--Could you dream of my publishing without sending a copy to you?

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading You will find something new to you in the vol. particularly the Translations.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DEAR B.B.--Could you dream of my publishing without sending a copy to you?

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Moxon will send to you the moment it is out.

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 CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 28, 1830.]

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading You will find something new to you in the vol. particularly the Translations.

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading DEAR B.B.--Could you dream of my publishing without sending a copy to you?

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading Moxon will send to you the moment it is out.

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading DEAR B.B.--Could you dream of my publishing without sending a copy to you?

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading You will find something new to you in the vol. particularly the Translations.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading You will find something new to you in the vol. particularly the Translations.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. June 28, 1830.]

plural of “translation” — a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

From this reading You will find something new to you in the vol. particularly the Translations.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You will find something new to you in the vol. particularly the Translations.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You will find something new to you in the vol. particularly the Translations.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading DEAR B.B.--Could you dream of my publishing without sending a copy to you?

a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading DEAR B.B.--Could you dream of my publishing without sending a copy to you?

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading He is the young poet of Xmas, whom the Author of the Pleasures of Memory has set up in the bookvending business with a volunteer'd loan of £500--such munificence is rare to an almost stranger.