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From this reading 5 April 1823.]
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading 5 April 1823.]
aversionnounUS /əˈvɜːrʒən/
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
BARTON
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have been not well lately, which must be my lame excuse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been not well lately, which must be my lame excuse.
BERNARDnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I have had no spring, or cordial call to the occupation of late.
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 BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
cordialadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrdʒəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading I have had no spring, or cordial call to the occupation of late.
correspondentnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənt/
someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
accept an excuse for
From this reading I have been not well lately, which must be my lame excuse.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
an established custom
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have had no spring, or cordial call to the occupation of late.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
lamenounUS /leɪm/
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading I have been not well lately, which must be my lame excuse.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I have had no spring, or cordial call to the occupation of late.
in the recent past
From this reading I have been not well lately, which must be my lame excuse.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
manneredadjectiveUS /ˈmænərd/
having unnatural mannerisms
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been not well lately, which must be my lame excuse.
not any; not one
From this reading I have had no spring, or cordial call to the occupation of late.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
occupationnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading I have had no spring, or cordial call to the occupation of late.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have had no spring, or cordial call to the occupation of late.
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 BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
term of address for a man
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
the season of growth
From this reading I have had no spring, or cordial call to the occupation of late.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have had no spring, or cordial call to the occupation of late.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I have been not well lately, which must be my lame excuse.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Sir--You must think me ill mannered not to have replied to your first letter sooner, but I have an ugly habit of aversion from letter writing, which makes me an unworthy correspondent.
