Chapter CCLXIX · Chapter 269

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From this reading Early August, 1831.]

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

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

plural of “academician” — someone elected to honorary membership in an academy

From this reading It will fly like wild fire among the R. Academicians and artists.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading It will fly like wild fire among the R. Academicians and artists.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading It will fly like wild fire among the R. Academicians and artists.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading Early August, 1831.]

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

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 EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

plural of “daniel” — (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

the specified day of the month

From this reading [No date.

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From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

dearly loved

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Early August, 1831.]

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

closed in or surrounded or included within

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

start firing a weapon

From this reading It will fly like wild fire among the R. Academicians and artists.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading It will fly like wild fire among the R. Academicians and artists.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

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

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

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 Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

young sheep

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It will fly like wild fire among the R. Academicians and artists.

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

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

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From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

not any; not one

From this reading [No date.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

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

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

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

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON Pray forward the enclosed, or put it in the post.

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

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

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

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

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

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading It will fly like wild fire among the R. Academicians and artists.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Dear M.--The _R.A_. here memorised was George Dawe, whom I knew well and heard many anecdotes of, from DANIELS and WESTALL, at H. Rogers's--_to each of them_ it will be well to send a Mag. in my name.