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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON May 15, 1824.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON May 15, 1824.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But I will snatch a quarter of an hour.
acquisitionsnounUS /ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “acquisition” — the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
From this reading Your recent acquisitions of the Picture and the Letter are greatly to be congratulated.
(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 DEAR B.B.--I am oppressed with business all day, and Company all night.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading DEAR B.B.--I am oppressed with business all day, and Company all night.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But I will snatch a quarter of an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR B.B.--I am oppressed with business all day, and Company all night.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your recent acquisitions of the Picture and the Letter are greatly to be congratulated.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading DEAR B.B.--I am oppressed with business all day, and Company all night.
BARTON
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON May 15, 1824.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your recent acquisitions of the Picture and the Letter are greatly to be congratulated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
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 May 15, 1824.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading DEAR B.B.--I am oppressed with business all day, and Company all night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I will snatch a quarter of an hour.
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 May 15, 1824.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading DEAR B.B.--I am oppressed with business all day, and Company all night.
congratulatedverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪd/
past form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading Your recent acquisitions of the Picture and the Letter are greatly to be congratulated.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading DEAR B.B.--I am oppressed with business all day, and Company all night.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR B.B.--I am oppressed with business all day, and Company all night.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Your recent acquisitions of the Picture and the Letter are greatly to be congratulated.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading But I will snatch a quarter of an hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR B.B.--I am oppressed with business all day, and Company all night.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON May 15, 1824.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Your recent acquisitions of the Picture and the Letter are greatly to be congratulated.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON May 15, 1824.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading DEAR B.B.--I am oppressed with business all day, and Company all night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I will snatch a quarter of an hour.
oppressedadjectiveUS /əˈprest/
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading DEAR B.B.--I am oppressed with business all day, and Company all night.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Your recent acquisitions of the Picture and the Letter are greatly to be congratulated.
one of four equal parts
From this reading But I will snatch a quarter of an hour.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading Your recent acquisitions of the Picture and the Letter are greatly to be congratulated.
snatchverbUS /snætʃ/
to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading But I will snatch a quarter of an hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your recent acquisitions of the Picture and the Letter are greatly to be congratulated.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON May 15, 1824.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading I too have a picture of my father and the copy of his first love verses; but they have been mine long.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But I will snatch a quarter of an hour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEAR B.B.--I am oppressed with business all day, and Company all night.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your recent acquisitions of the Picture and the Letter are greatly to be congratulated.
