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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. MARTER [Dated at end: July 19 (1824).]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. MARTER [Dated at end: July 19 (1824).]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
AddressesnounUS /ˈæˈdresɪz/
plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading The best of it is by Horace Smith, the author of the Rejected Addresses.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My exertions for the London are, tho' not dead, in a dead sleep for the present.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. MARTER [Dated at end: July 19 (1824).]
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The best of it is by Horace Smith, the author of the Rejected Addresses.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The best of it is by Horace Smith, the author of the Rejected Addresses.
Blackwood's
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From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The best of it is by Horace Smith, the author of the Rejected Addresses.
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. MARTER [Dated at end: July 19 (1824).]
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
DatedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. MARTER [Dated at end: July 19 (1824).]
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading My exertions for the London are, tho' not dead, in a dead sleep for the present.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. MARTER [Dated at end: July 19 (1824).]
exertionsnounUS /ɪɡˈzɜːrʃənz/
plural of “exertion” — use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading My exertions for the London are, tho' not dead, in a dead sleep for the present.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My exertions for the London are, tho' not dead, in a dead sleep for the present.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
holydays
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From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading The best of it is by Horace Smith, the author of the Rejected Addresses.
humorousadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmərəs/
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My exertions for the London are, tho' not dead, in a dead sleep for the present.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The best of it is by Horace Smith, the author of the Rejected Addresses.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. MARTER [Dated at end: July 19 (1824).]
and nothing more
From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. MARTER [Dated at end: July 19 (1824).]
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading My exertions for the London are, tho' not dead, in a dead sleep for the present.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
MARTER
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. MARTER [Dated at end: July 19 (1824).]
month'snounUS /mʌnθs/
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
MonthlynounUS /ˈmʌnθli/
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My exertions for the London are, tho' not dead, in a dead sleep for the present.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My exertions for the London are, tho' not dead, in a dead sleep for the present.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The best of it is by Horace Smith, the author of the Rejected Addresses.
offencenoun
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
like better; value more highly
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My exertions for the London are, tho' not dead, in a dead sleep for the present.
rec'd
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From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
RejectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈdʒektɪd/
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading The best of it is by Horace Smith, the author of the Rejected Addresses.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
scandalnounUS /ˈskændəl/
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading My exertions for the London are, tho' not dead, in a dead sleep for the present.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading The best of it is by Horace Smith, the author of the Rejected Addresses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My exertions for the London are, tho' not dead, in a dead sleep for the present.
thonounUS /ðoʊ/
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading My exertions for the London are, tho' not dead, in a dead sleep for the present.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO W. MARTER [Dated at end: July 19 (1824).]
precisely as stated
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
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. MARTER [Dated at end: July 19 (1824).]
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If your club like scandal, Blackwood's is your magazine; if you prefer light articles, and humorous without offence, the New Monthly is very amusing.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Marter,--I have just rec'd your letter, having returned from a month's holydays.
