1823
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From this reading January, 1823.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
acceptancenounUS /ækˈseptəns/
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
(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 I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
BlackwoodnounUS /ˈblækwʊd/
very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
From this reading What a nut this last sentence would be for Blackwood!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
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 WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [No date.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
the specified day of the month
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [No date.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
detachedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtætʃt/
showing lack of emotional involvement
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
ELIAnounUS /əˈlaɪə/
English essayist (1775-1834)
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What a nut this last sentence would be for Blackwood!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
indecorumnoun
a lack of decorum
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading January, 1823.]
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [No date.
immediately past
From this reading What a nut this last sentence would be for Blackwood!
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [No date.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
nutnounUS /nʌt/
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading What a nut this last sentence would be for Blackwood!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading What a nut this last sentence would be for Blackwood!
Shakspeare
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From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
refrain from harming
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What a nut this last sentence would be for Blackwood!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [No date.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a nut this last sentence would be for Blackwood!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
WILLIAM
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [No date.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, _which is more than can be said of Shakspeare_.
WORDSWORTHnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [No date.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What a nut this last sentence would be for Blackwood!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Wordsworth, I beg your acceptance of ELIA, detached from any of its old companions which might have been less agreeable to you.
