1833
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3
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From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
4
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From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am resolute about this. Yours ever--
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am resolute about this. Yours ever--
An't
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From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be cautious how you name the _probability_ of bringing 'em ever out complete--till these are gone off.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading Be cautious how you name the _probability_ of bringing 'em ever out complete--till these are gone off.
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 [No date.
come or bring to a finish or an end
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copiesnounUS /ˈkɑːpiz/
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
D'r
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From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
the specified day of the month
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
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 [No date.
EliasnounUS /əˈlaɪəs/
plural of “elia” — English essayist (1775-1834)
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
a quad with a square body
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at any time
From this reading Be cautious how you name the _probability_ of bringing 'em ever out complete--till these are gone off.
Everybody'd
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From this reading Everybody'd say "O I'll wait then."
destroyed or killed
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
how
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
I'll
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From this reading Everybody'd say "O I'll wait then."
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
MOXON
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Everybody'd say "O I'll wait then."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Be cautious how you name the _probability_ of bringing 'em ever out complete--till these are gone off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Be cautious how you name the _probability_ of bringing 'em ever out complete--till these are gone off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
and nothing more
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Be cautious how you name the _probability_ of bringing 'em ever out complete--till these are gone off.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
probabilitynounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː/
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading Be cautious how you name the _probability_ of bringing 'em ever out complete--till these are gone off.
resoluteadjectiveUS /ˈrezəluːt/
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading I am resolute about this. Yours ever--
express in words
From this reading Everybody'd say "O I'll wait then."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
SonnetsnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪts/
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
carry out
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Everybody'd say "O I'll wait then."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Be cautious how you name the _probability_ of bringing 'em ever out complete--till these are gone off.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am resolute about this. Yours ever--
up to a particular time
From this reading Be cautious how you name the _probability_ of bringing 'em ever out complete--till these are gone off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Everybody'd say "O I'll wait then."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading An't we to have a copy of the Sonnets-- Mind, I shall _insist_ upon having no more copies: only I shall take 3 or 4 more of you at trade price.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading D'r M. let us see you & your Brother on Sunday--The Elias are beautifully got up.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I am resolute about this. Yours ever--
