| 单词 | monday was a week | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasMonday (also Tuesday, yesterday, Christmas, etc.) was a week (also fortnight, year, etc.)  b.    Monday (also Tuesday, yesterday, Christmas, etc.) was a week (also fortnight, year, etc.): on the Monday (etc.) a week (etc.) before last Monday (etc.). Also occasionally used of multiple periods (see quots. 1601, 1815). Now rare and archaic or regional. N.E.D. (1887) observes: ‘the phrase became a mere adjective clause, whence arose remarkable constructions, as ‘on the evening of Saturday was sennight before the day fixed’ = on the evening of the Saturday a week earlier than the Saturday before the day fixed. Was is now generally omitted: I was in London Monday (was) three weeks.’ ΚΠ 1449    R. Wenyngton in  Paston Lett. & Papers 		(2005)	 III. 69  				And as God wuld, on Fryday last was we had a gode wynd.]			 1479    W. Paston in  Paston Lett. & Papers 		(2004)	 I. 646  				And yf ye wyl know what day I was maad baschylere, I was maad on Fryday was sevynyth. 1482    in  T. Thomson Acts Lords Auditors 		(1839)	 108/1  				For ten merkis of male for the termis of five ȝeris fra Witsonday was a ȝere. 1535    C. Levyns Let. in  T. Wright Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monasteries 		(1843)	 90  				One Sondaye was senyghte I delyveryde unto your servaunt mayster Filoll a certayne bill of complaynte. c1570    in  J. Raine Depositions Courts Durham 		(1845)	 239  				Upon Pase monday was a twelmonth last past. 1601    Hall Papers 6 July in  Records Leics. 		(1905)	 iii. 429  				The owterage & fraye which was in our towne vpon Sayturdaye was iii weekes at night, which Mr Belgrave avouched to Mr Baron & myself to be a most notorious riott. 1671    J. Pennyman Copy Let. to G. Fox 		(single sheet)	  				George, Last second day was a week, I being required by the Lord to be at Devonshire-house. 1678    Gunpowder-Treas. 11  				The Evening of the Saturday was Sennight before the appointed time. 1684    R. Baxter Acct. Twelve Arguments Postscr., in  Catholick Communion Defended  				I have been at no Church since August was Twelvemonth. 1691    London Gaz. No. 2657/4  				Edward Flower..went from his House about last Christmas was 4 years. 1700    in  Jrnl. Friends' Hist. Soc. 		(1914)	 Oct. 181  				Wee heard..of her being ther last 4th day was a weeke. 1725    London Gaz. No. 6447/4  				About two or three Days after Holy Rood Day last was Twelve Month. 1772    Genuine Lett. from Gentleman to Young Lady II. cxxiv. 318  				I arrived here yesterday was a Week, the Day I proposed, in tolerable Health and Spirits. 1792    W. Clift Let. 6 Apr. in  F. Austin Clift Family Corr. 		(1991)	 i. 33  				The Footman left us last monday was Sennight. 1807    T. Jefferson Garden Bk. 		(1999)	 336  				My Pani corn planted the same day was a week or fortnight later. 1815    W. Scott Guy Mannering I. v. 80  				Allow me to recommend some of the kipper—It was John Hay that catched it Saturday was three weeks. 1859    ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede III.  v. xxxviii. 53  				Did there come no young woman here..Friday was a fortnight..? 1863    M. E. Braddon Aurora Floyd II. vii. 167  				Last Saturday was a week I touched at Liverpool with a cargo of furs and poll-parrots. 1907    J. M. Synge Playboy of Western World i. 13  				I killed my poor father, Tuesday was a week, for doing the like of that. 1981    P. Haines Kissing Gate  ii. xxxv. 248  				‘T'Mistress she's in London, sir, she went yesterday was a week—’ ‘Tell them that I come immediately.’ < as lemmas | 
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