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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. March 30, 1833.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. March 30, 1833.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Come as early as you can.
Asbury
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From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
attendsverbUS /əˈtendz/
third-person singular of “attend” — be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Come as early as you can.
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 [P.M. March 30, 1833.]
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come as early as you can.
D'r
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From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Mary is deep in the novel.
greatly pleased
From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Come as early as you can.
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 [P.M. March 30, 1833.]
Emma
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From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
Forster's
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From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mary is deep in the novel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mary is deep in the novel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
set down according to a plan
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. March 30, 1833.]
LanesnounUS /leɪnz/
plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. March 30, 1833.]
march in a procession
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. March 30, 1833.]
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary is deep in the novel.
come together
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
MOXON
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. March 30, 1833.]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Mary is deep in the novel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
overlookd
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From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
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 EDWARD MOXON [P.M. March 30, 1833.]
proposalnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəl/
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
shin-quarter
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From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
SonnetsnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪts/
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
stoolnounUS /stuːl/
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
stupidlyadverbUS /ˈstuːpədli/
in a stupid manner
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. March 30, 1833.]
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
WaltonnounUS /ˈwɔːltən/
English composer (1902-1983)
From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
in the company of; together with
From this reading D'r M. Emma and we are _delighted_ with the Sonnets, and she with her nice Walton.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come as early as you can.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I stupidly overlookd your proposal to meet you in Green Lanes, for in some strange way I _burnt my leg_, shin-quarter, at Forster's;* it is laid up on a stool, and Asbury attends.
