1833
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
assuredlyadverbUS /əˈʃʊrədli/
without a doubt
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am driven from house and home by Mary's illness.
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 SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
DatedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading I am driven from house and home by Mary's illness.
EdmontonnounUS /ˈedməntən/
the capital of the province of Alberta
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
Enfield
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From this reading Thank God, I have repudiated Enfield.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am driven from house and home by Mary's illness.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Thank God, I have repudiated Enfield.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
HAZLITTnoun
English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I am driven from house and home by Mary's illness.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I am driven from house and home by Mary's illness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading I am driven from house and home by Mary's illness.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
immediately past
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
Mary'snounUS /ˈmeriz/
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading I am driven from house and home by Mary's illness.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
medicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
a form of address for a man
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
repudiatedverbUS /riˈpjuːdieɪtɪd/
past form of “repudiate” — cast off
From this reading Thank God, I have repudiated Enfield.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
SARAHnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
carry out
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank God, I have repudiated Enfield.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
treatmentnounUS /ˈtriːtmənt/
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
Walden's
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Dated at end:] Mr. Walden's, Church Street, Edmonton, May 31, 1833.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
at the time that
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
in or at the place that
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I took a sudden resolution to take my sister to Edmonton, where she was under medical treatment last time, and have arranged to board and lodge with the people.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Mrs. Hazlitt,--I will assuredly come, and find you out, when I am better.
