Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

higher than, or over, something

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a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

later than; following

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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one more of the same kind, or a different one

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From this reading THE WHOLE EDITED AND REVISED BY F. ANSTEY AUTHOR OF "VICE VERSA," ETC.

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

past form of “append” — add to the very end

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supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

in or near a particular place or position

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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

the -ing form of “be”

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From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

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From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

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From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

showing who or what does the action

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the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding

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a university in England

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the particular occupation for which you are trained

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From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

accomplished by collaboration

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

plural of “description” — a statement that represents something in words

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

improved or corrected by critical editing

From this reading THE WHOLE EDITED AND REVISED BY F. ANSTEY AUTHOR OF "VICE VERSA," ETC.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

plural of “episode” — a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

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From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading THE WHOLE EDITED AND REVISED BY F. ANSTEY AUTHOR OF "VICE VERSA," ETC.

plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

associated with women and not with men

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

in a free manner

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

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From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

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From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

the state of being honored

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

in a humble manner

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

impressive in appearance

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

in an incorrect manner

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

a positive motivational influence

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

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From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

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From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

set down according to a plan

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

plural of “novelist” — one who writes novels

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

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From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

plural of “parable” — a short moral story (often with animal characters)

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

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From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

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an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business

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plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

worthy of reliance or trust

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

improved or brought up to date

From this reading THE WHOLE EDITED AND REVISED BY F. ANSTEY AUTHOR OF "VICE VERSA," ETC.

worthless material that is to be disposed of

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

doubtful or suspect

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

the act of slapping on the buttocks

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I have the honour humbly to inform my readers that, after prolonged consumption of midnight oil, I succeeded in completing this imposing society novel, which is now, by the indulgence of my friends and kind fathers, the honble publishers, laid at their feet.

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

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From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

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From this reading THE WHOLE EDITED AND REVISED BY F. ANSTEY AUTHOR OF "VICE VERSA," ETC.

precisely as stated

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

moral weakness

From this reading THE WHOLE EDITED AND REVISED BY F. ANSTEY AUTHOR OF "VICE VERSA," ETC.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading THE WHOLE EDITED AND REVISED BY F. ANSTEY AUTHOR OF "VICE VERSA," ETC.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My inducement to this enterprise was the spectacle of very inferior rubbish palmed off by so-called popular novelists such as Honbles Kipling, Joshua Barrie, Antony Weyman, Stanley Hope, and the collaborative but feminine authoresses of "The Red Thumb in the Pottage," all of whom profess (very, very incorrectly) to give accurate reliable descriptions of Indian, English or Scotch episodes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading BEING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND SPANKING CAREER OF CHUNDER BINDABUN BHOSH, ESQ., B.A., CAMBRIDGE, BY HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A., CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY, AUTHOR OF "JOTTINGS AND TITTLINGS," ETC., ETC., TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE PARABLES AND PROVERBS OF PILJOSH, FREELY TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL STYPTIC BY ANOTHER HAND, WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND APPENDIX BY THE ABOVE HURRY BUNGSHO JABBERJEE, B.A.