1695
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From this reading 1695.]
8th
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From this reading Saturday, June the 8th. [f.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
collectingnounUS /kəˈlektɪŋ/
the act of gathering something together
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Saturday, June the 8th. [f.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
not in action or at work
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
JACOBnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading TO MR JACOB TONSON, MR TONSON.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Saturday, June the 8th. [f.
and nothing more
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TO MR JACOB TONSON, MR TONSON.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Saturday, June the 8th. [f.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
subscriptionsnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃənz/
plural of “subscription” — a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saturday, June the 8th. [f.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ’Tis now high time for me to think of my second subscriptions; for the more time I have for collecting them, the larger they are like to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MR JACOB TONSON, MR TONSON.
TONSON
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From this reading TO MR JACOB TONSON, MR TONSON.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have now been idle just a fortnight; and therefore might have called sooner on you, for the remainder of the first subscriptions.
