123
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From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
1697
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From this reading DEAR SONS, Sept. the 3d. our Style, [1697.]
26th
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From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
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From this reading DEAR SONS, Sept. the 3d. our Style, [1697.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TO HIS SONS AT ROME.
for the reason that
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
the two together, not just one
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
Bowyer's
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From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
cannot
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From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading DEAR SONS, Sept. the 3d. our Style, [1697.]
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR SONS, Sept. the 3d. our Style, [1697.]
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TO HIS SONS AT ROME.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
indisposedadjective
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
the literary culture
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
negligentadjectiveUS /ˈneɡlədʒənt/
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading DEAR SONS, Sept. the 3d. our Style, [1697.]
parcelnounUS /ˈpɑːrsəl/
a wrapped container
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
on the contrary
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading TO HIS SONS AT ROME.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
SeptnounUS /sept/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading DEAR SONS, Sept. the 3d. our Style, [1697.]
transport commercially
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
term of address for a man
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading TO HIS SONS AT ROME.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading DEAR SONS, Sept. the 3d. our Style, [1697.]
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR SONS, Sept. the 3d. our Style, [1697.]
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO HIS SONS AT ROME.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
William
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From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
produce a literary work
From this reading Being now at Sir William Bowyer’s,[123] in the country, I cannot write at large, because I find my self somewhat indisposed with a cold, and am thick of hearing, rather worse than I was in town.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I have written to you two or three letters concerning it, which I have sent by safe hands, as I told you; and doubt not but you have them before this can arrive to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am glad to find, by your letter of July 26th, your style, that you are both in health; but wonder you should think me so negligent as to forget to give you an account of the ship in which your parcel is to come.
