12
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JOHN FORSTER [P.M. May 12, 1833.]
1833
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JOHN FORSTER [P.M. May 12, 1833.]
23
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From this reading Here should come a letter to Miss Rickman, dated May 23, 1833.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [In the Dyce and Forster collection, at South Kensington, are preserved some of these MSS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [In the Dyce and Forster collection, at South Kensington, are preserved some of these MSS.
Barbara
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From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
a youthful male person
From this reading Dear Boy, I send you the original Elias, complete.
Burney's
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From this reading The 'wedding' you of course found out to be Sally Burney's."]
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C.L.
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 JOHN FORSTER [P.M. May 12, 1833.]
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading [In the Dyce and Forster collection, at South Kensington, are preserved some of these MSS.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Here should come a letter to Miss Rickman, dated May 23, 1833.
communicatedverbUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtɪd/
past form of “communicate” — transmit information
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Dear Boy, I send you the original Elias, complete.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The 'wedding' you of course found out to be Sally Burney's."]
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading Here should come a letter to Miss Rickman, dated May 23, 1833.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Boy, I send you the original Elias, complete.
Dyce
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From this reading [In the Dyce and Forster collection, at South Kensington, are preserved some of these MSS.
EliasnounUS /əˈlaɪəs/
plural of “elia” — English essayist (1775-1834)
From this reading Dear Boy, I send you the original Elias, complete.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
FORSTER
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JOHN FORSTER [P.M. May 12, 1833.]
set up or found
From this reading The 'wedding' you of course found out to be Sally Burney's."]
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Boy, I send you the original Elias, complete.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JOHN FORSTER [P.M. May 12, 1833.]
and nothing more
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
KellynounUS /ˈkeli/
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
Kensington
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From this reading [In the Dyce and Forster collection, at South Kensington, are preserved some of these MSS.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading C.L.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JOHN FORSTER [P.M. May 12, 1833.]
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Here should come a letter to Miss Rickman, dated May 23, 1833.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JOHN FORSTER [P.M. May 12, 1833.]
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JOHN FORSTER [P.M. May 12, 1833.]
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Here should come a letter to Miss Rickman, dated May 23, 1833.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
MSS
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From this reading [In the Dyce and Forster collection, at South Kensington, are preserved some of these MSS.
notorietynounUS /ˌnoʊtərˈaɪəti/
the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [In the Dyce and Forster collection, at South Kensington, are preserved some of these MSS.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Dear Boy, I send you the original Elias, complete.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The 'wedding' you of course found out to be Sally Burney's."]
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
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 JOHN FORSTER [P.M. May 12, 1833.]
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
preservedadjectiveUS /prəˈzɜːrvd/
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading [In the Dyce and Forster collection, at South Kensington, are preserved some of these MSS.
ProctornounUS /ˈprɑːktər/
someone who supervises (an examination)
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
Rickman
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From this reading Here should come a letter to Miss Rickman, dated May 23, 1833.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
SallynounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading The 'wedding' you of course found out to be Sally Burney's."]
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Dear Boy, I send you the original Elias, complete.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Here should come a letter to Miss Rickman, dated May 23, 1833.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading [In the Dyce and Forster collection, at South Kensington, are preserved some of these MSS.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading [In the Dyce and Forster collection, at South Kensington, are preserved some of these MSS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Boy, I send you the original Elias, complete.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading [In the Dyce and Forster collection, at South Kensington, are preserved some of these MSS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO JOHN FORSTER [P.M. May 12, 1833.]
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Perhaps, as Miss Kelly is just now in notoriety, it may amuse you to know that 'Barbara S.' is _all_ of it true of _her_, being all communicated to me from her own mouth.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading The 'wedding' you of course found out to be Sally Burney's."]
at the time that
From this reading When I am a little composed, I shall hope to see you and Proctor here; may be, may see you first in London.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Boy, I send you the original Elias, complete.
