Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

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

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

used improperly or excessively especially drugs

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

anew

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

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

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading I have some thoughts of obliging the World with his nativity, but shall defer that till another opportunity.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

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

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

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

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

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

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

the proprietor of a bookstore

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I have some thoughts of obliging the World with his nativity, but shall defer that till another opportunity.

someone who censures or condemns

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

deprive somebody of something by deceit

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

without stop or interruption

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

hold back to a later time

From this reading I have some thoughts of obliging the World with his nativity, but shall defer that till another opportunity.

identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

a specially long, formal letter

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

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

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

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

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

put or introduce into something

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

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

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

for more time

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

a person with the same name as another

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

the event of being born

From this reading I have some thoughts of obliging the World with his nativity, but shall defer that till another opportunity.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

not any; not one

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

known widely and usually unfavorably

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

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

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

From this reading I have some thoughts of obliging the World with his nativity, but shall defer that till another opportunity.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

and nothing more

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading I have some thoughts of obliging the World with his nativity, but shall defer that till another opportunity.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

possessive form of “patrick” — Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

a human being

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

plural of “prediction” — the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

adopted in order to deceive

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

an angry dispute

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

term of address for a man

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

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

From this reading I have some thoughts of obliging the World with his nativity, but shall defer that till another opportunity.

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From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

English writer (1672-1729)

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

required or under orders

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

moving very fast

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

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

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

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

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

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

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I have some thoughts of obliging the World with his nativity, but shall defer that till another opportunity.

up to a particular time

From this reading I have some thoughts of obliging the World with his nativity, but shall defer that till another opportunity.

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

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

supplied with a vent or vents for intake of air or discharge of gases

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

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

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

at the time that

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

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

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading The person from whom you took up that report, I know, was your namesake, the author of BICKERSTAFF's _Predictions_, a notorious cheat.[16] And if you had been indeed as much an Astrologer as you pretended, you might have known that his word was no more to be taken than that of an Irish evidence [_SWIFT was now Dean of St. Patrick's_]: that not being the only _Tale of a Tub_ he had vented.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading The only satisfaction therefore, I expect is, that your bookseller in the next edition of your Works [_The Tatler_], do strike out my name and insert his in the room of it.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I have some thoughts of obliging the World with his nativity, but shall defer that till another opportunity.

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

From this reading I have nothing to add further, but only that when you think fit to return to life again in whatever shape, of Censor [_the designation of the supposed Writer of the_ Tatler], a _Guardian_, an _Englishman_, or any other figure, I shall hope you will do justice to

the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Now, Sir, my intention in this Epistle is to let you know that I shall behave myself in my new Being with as much moderation as possible, and that I have no longer any quarrel with you [_i.e., STEELE_], for the accounts you inserted in your writings [_the joke was continued in the_ Tatler] concerning my death, being sensible that you were no less abused in that particular than myself.