1823
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. HARRISON AINSWORTH [Dated at end: December 29 (1823).]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. HARRISON AINSWORTH [Dated at end: December 29 (1823).]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
absencesnounUS /ˈæbsənsɪz/
plural of “absence” — the state of being absent
From this reading Even our half-hour's absences from office are set down in a Book!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
AINSWORTH
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. HARRISON AINSWORTH [Dated at end: December 29 (1823).]
(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 It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even our half-hour's absences from office are set down in a Book!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. HARRISON AINSWORTH [Dated at end: December 29 (1823).]
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Even our half-hour's absences from office are set down in a Book!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
cannot
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From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
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 W. HARRISON AINSWORTH [Dated at end: December 29 (1823).]
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
DatedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. HARRISON AINSWORTH [Dated at end: December 29 (1823).]
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. HARRISON AINSWORTH [Dated at end: December 29 (1823).]
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Even our half-hour's absences from office are set down in a Book!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. HARRISON AINSWORTH [Dated at end: December 29 (1823).]
divisible by two
From this reading Even our half-hour's absences from office are set down in a Book!
promote over another
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even our half-hour's absences from office are set down in a Book!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
gratifyingadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪɪŋ/
pleasing to the mind or feeling
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
half-hour's
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From this reading Even our half-hour's absences from office are set down in a Book!
HARRISONnounUS /ˈherɪsən/
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. HARRISON AINSWORTH [Dated at end: December 29 (1823).]
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
holyday
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From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
how
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From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even our half-hour's absences from office are set down in a Book!
incurringnounUS /ˌɪnˈkɜːrɪŋ/
acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable)
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
inducementsnounUS /ˌɪnˈduːsmənts/
plural of “inducement” — a positive motivational influence
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
and nothing more
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. HARRISON AINSWORTH [Dated at end: December 29 (1823).]
immediately past
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
for more time
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
engage in
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
ManchesternounUS /ˈmæntʃestər/
largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Even our half-hour's absences from office are set down in a Book!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Even our half-hour's absences from office are set down in a Book!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
procuringverbUS /proʊˈkjʊrɪŋ/
-ing form of “procure” — get by special effort
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
returnsnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Even our half-hour's absences from office are set down in a Book!
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
term of address for a man
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
refrain from harming
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
up to a particular time
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. HARRISON AINSWORTH [Dated at end: December 29 (1823).]
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
precisely as stated
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. HARRISON AINSWORTH [Dated at end: December 29 (1823).]
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
which person or people
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
produce a literary work
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It is all over, and without incurring a disagreeable favor I cannot so much as get a single holyday till the season returns with the next year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Sir--You talk of months at a time and I know not what inducements to visit Manchester, Heaven knows how gratifying! but I have had my little month of 1823 already.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Next year, if I can spare a day or two of it, I will come to Manchester, but I have reasons at home against longer absences.-- I am so ill just at present--(an illness of my own procuring last night; who is Perfect?)--that nothing but your very great kindness could make me write.
