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From this reading JOHN DYER COLLIER [Dated at end: November 2, 1824.]
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From this reading JOHN DYER COLLIER [Dated at end: November 2, 1824.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I think I shall get a printed form: to serve on all occasions.
acknowledg'mts
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From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
(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 think I shall get a printed form: to serve on all occasions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOHN DYER COLLIER [Dated at end: November 2, 1824.]
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
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 MRS.
COLLIERnounUS /ˈkɑːljər/
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading JOHN DYER COLLIER [Dated at end: November 2, 1824.]
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
dainty-toed
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From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
DatedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading JOHN DYER COLLIER [Dated at end: November 2, 1824.]
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
DYERnounUS /ˈdaɪər/
someone whose job is to dye cloth
From this reading JOHN DYER COLLIER [Dated at end: November 2, 1824.]
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading JOHN DYER COLLIER [Dated at end: November 2, 1824.]
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading I think I shall get a printed form: to serve on all occasions.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I think I shall get a printed form: to serve on all occasions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN DYER COLLIER [Dated at end: November 2, 1824.]
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
lusciousadjectiveUS /ˈlʌʃɪs/
having strong sexual appeal
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading JOHN DYER COLLIER [Dated at end: November 2, 1824.]
something you have to do
From this reading I think I shall get a printed form: to serve on all occasions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I think I shall get a printed form: to serve on all occasions.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
pignounUS /pɪɡ/
domestic swine
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
predecessorsnounUS /ˈpredəsesərz/
plural of “predecessor” — one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading I think I shall get a printed form: to serve on all occasions.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
express in words
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading I think I shall get a printed form: to serve on all occasions.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I think I shall get a printed form: to serve on all occasions.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
successiveadjectiveUS /səkˈsesɪv/
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I shall get a printed form: to serve on all occasions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
varyverbUS /ˈveri/
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading To say it was young, crisp, short, luscious, dainty-toed, is but to say what all its predecessors have been.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Mrs. Collier--We receive so much pig from your kindness, that I really have not phrase enough to vary successive acknowledg'mts.
