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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 25, 1833.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 25, 1833.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We desire to have you here dining unWestwooded, and I will try and get you a bottle of choice port.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading My dear Moxon, We perfectly agree in your arrangement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 25, 1833.]
arrangem'ts
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From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading My dear Moxon, We perfectly agree in your arrangement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading We desire to have you here dining unWestwooded, and I will try and get you a bottle of choice port.
Buffams
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From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
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. April 25, 1833.]
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading We desire to have you here dining unWestwooded, and I will try and get you a bottle of choice port.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Moxon, We perfectly agree in your arrangement.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading We desire to have you here dining unWestwooded, and I will try and get you a bottle of choice port.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading We desire to have you here dining unWestwooded, and I will try and get you a bottle of choice port.
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. April 25, 1833.]
Emma
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From this reading I have transferr'd the stock I told you to Emma.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We desire to have you here dining unWestwooded, and I will try and get you a bottle of choice port.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We desire to have you here dining unWestwooded, and I will try and get you a bottle of choice port.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We desire to have you here dining unWestwooded, and I will try and get you a bottle of choice port.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear Moxon, We perfectly agree in your arrangement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 25, 1833.]
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. April 25, 1833.]
engage in
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
MOXON
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 25, 1833.]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Moxon, We perfectly agree in your arrangement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We desire to have you here dining unWestwooded, and I will try and get you a bottle of choice port.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
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. April 25, 1833.]
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading My dear Moxon, We perfectly agree in your arrangement.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading We desire to have you here dining unWestwooded, and I will try and get you a bottle of choice port.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading I have transferr'd the stock I told you to Emma.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 25, 1833.]
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have transferr'd the stock I told you to Emma.
transferr'd
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From this reading I have transferr'd the stock I told you to Emma.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading We desire to have you here dining unWestwooded, and I will try and get you a bottle of choice port.
unWestwooded
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From this reading We desire to have you here dining unWestwooded, and I will try and get you a bottle of choice port.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My dear Moxon, We perfectly agree in your arrangement.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _It has quite set my sister's mind at rest._ She will come with you on Sunday, and return at eve, and I will make comfortable arrangem'ts with the Buffams.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Moxon, We perfectly agree in your arrangement.
