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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. September 17, 1823.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. September 17, 1823.]
anew
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(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 I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
alludesverbUS /əˈluːdz/
third-person singular of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading But I shall omit in my own copy the one stanza which alludes to Lord B.--I suppose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I like that Our more chaste Theocritus-- just hinting at the fault of the Grecian.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading But I shall omit in my own copy the one stanza which alludes to Lord B.--I suppose.
BARTON
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. September 17, 1823.]
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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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. September 17, 1823.]
BloomfieldnounUS /ˈbluːmfiːld/
United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949)
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
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. September 17, 1823.]
chasteadjectiveUS /tʃeɪst/
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
From this reading I like that Our more chaste Theocritus-- just hinting at the fault of the Grecian.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading But I shall omit in my own copy the one stanza which alludes to Lord B.--I suppose.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
delicacynounUS /ˈdeləkəsi/
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
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DoricnounUS /ˈdɔːrɪk/
the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris
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endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
fashionsnounUS /ˈfæʃənz/
plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I like that Our more chaste Theocritus-- just hinting at the fault of the Grecian.
GrecianadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːʃən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
From this reading I like that Our more chaste Theocritus-- just hinting at the fault of the Grecian.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
hintingverbUS /ˈhɪntɪŋ/
-ing form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading I like that Our more chaste Theocritus-- just hinting at the fault of the Grecian.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I shall omit in my own copy the one stanza which alludes to Lord B.--I suppose.
and nothing more
From this reading I like that Our more chaste Theocritus-- just hinting at the fault of the Grecian.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. September 17, 1823.]
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like that Our more chaste Theocritus-- just hinting at the fault of the Grecian.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading But I shall omit in my own copy the one stanza which alludes to Lord B.--I suppose.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
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. September 17, 1823.]
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I like that Our more chaste Theocritus-- just hinting at the fault of the Grecian.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I shall omit in my own copy the one stanza which alludes to Lord B.--I suppose.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I like that Our more chaste Theocritus-- just hinting at the fault of the Grecian.
omitverbUS /oʊˈmɪt/
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading But I shall omit in my own copy the one stanza which alludes to Lord B.--I suppose.
touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But I shall omit in my own copy the one stanza which alludes to Lord B.--I suppose.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I like that Our more chaste Theocritus-- just hinting at the fault of the Grecian.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But I shall omit in my own copy the one stanza which alludes to Lord B.--I suppose.
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. September 17, 1823.]
go across or through
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. September 17, 1823.]
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But I shall omit in my own copy the one stanza which alludes to Lord B.--I suppose.
term of address for a man
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stanzanounUS /ˈstænzə/
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
stanzasnounUS /ˈstænzəz/
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
express a supposition
From this reading But I shall omit in my own copy the one stanza which alludes to Lord B.--I suppose.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
Theocritus
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From this reading I like that Our more chaste Theocritus-- just hinting at the fault of the Grecian.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. September 17, 1823.]
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I love that stanza ending with Words phrases fashions pass away; But Truth and nature live through all.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Sir--I have again been reading your stanzas on Bloomfield, which are the most appropriate that can be imagined, sweet with Doric delicacy.
