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121cheerfully — ad. 1. Gladly, joyfully, etc. 2. Willingly, gladly, with pleasure, with alacrity, ungrudgingly …
122welcome — 1 verb (T) 1 to say hello in a friendly way to someone who has just arrived: The Queen welcomed the President as he got off the plane. 2 to accept an idea, suggestion etc happily: Henri doesn t welcome intrusions into his privacy. | The college… …
123Brontë Family — : Charlotte (1816 1855), Emily (1818 1848), Anne (1820 1849) The Brontë sisters and their brother, Branwell, were born to Patrick Brontë, the Irish born rector of Haworth in Yorkshire. The girls have all become household names for their… …
124Hunt, James Henry Leigh — (1784 1859) English essayist, critic, journalist, and prolific poet, he was born in Southgate, Middlesex. His father, Isaac Hunt, an American lawyer turned Unitarian minister, and his mother were liberal in their politics and brought up their… …
125Wain, John Barringon — (1925 1994) Born in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, he graduated M.A. in 1950 from St. John s College, Oxford. He was a lecturer in English literature at Reading University and professor of poetry at Oxford University; some of his lectures are… …
126welcome — n., int., v., & adj. n. the act or an instance of greeting or receiving (a person, idea, etc.) gladly; a kind or glad reception (gave them a warm welcome). int. expressing such a greeting (welcome!; welcome home!). v.tr. receive with a welcome… …
127Adverbials — ◊ GRAMMAR Adverbials are words or phrases which give information about when, how, where, or in what circumstances something happens. An adverbial can be an adverb, a group of words whose main word is an adverb, or a prepositional phrase. A few… …
128adverbials — ◊ GRAMMAR Adverbials are words or phrases which give information about when, how, where, or in what circumstances something happens. An adverbial can be an adverb, a group of words whose main word is an adverb, or a prepositional phrase. A few… …
