1824
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From this reading 20, 1824.]
20
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From this reading 20, 1824.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
BarrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
Barron
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From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Later he became Chief Justice at Gibraltar.]
bidsnounUS /bɪdz/
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
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 HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. Nov.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Later he became Chief Justice at Gibraltar.]
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
CRABB
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. Nov.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
at any time
From this reading Yours ever C. LAMB.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
GibraltarnounUS /dʒɪˈbrɔːltər/
location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
From this reading Later he became Chief Justice at Gibraltar.]
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. Nov.
Henry'snounUS /ˈhenriz/
possessive form of “henry” — a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think we shall be out on Tuesd'y.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
Islington
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From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Later he became Chief Justice at Gibraltar.]
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. Nov.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later he became Chief Justice at Gibraltar.]
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. Nov.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
NewgatenounUS /ˈnuːɡeɪt/
a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
NovnounUS /noʊv/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. Nov.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I think we shall be out on Tuesd'y.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I think we shall be out on Tuesd'y.
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 HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. Nov.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
residentadjectiveUS /ˈrezɪdənt/
living in a particular place
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
ROBINSONnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. Nov.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
Sat'y
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From this reading Sat'y.
express in words
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
surgeonnounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒən/
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
from that place or that time
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think we shall be out on Tuesd'y.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO HENRY CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. Nov.
Tuesd'y
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From this reading I think we shall be out on Tuesd'y.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
WalesnounUS /weɪlz/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I think we shall be out on Tuesd'y.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
at the time that
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading [Barron Field, as I have said, had returned from New South Wales in June of this year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dr. R. Barren Field bids me say that he is resident at his brother Henry's, a surgeon &c., a few doors west of Christ Church Passage Newgate Street; and that he shall be happy to accompany you up thence to Islington, when next you come our way, but not so late as you sometimes come.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours ever C. LAMB.
