Chapter I

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From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

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

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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

acquired as your own by free choice

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

in the past

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

Having no one else present.

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

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

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

an expectation

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

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

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

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

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.

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

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading He was thinking of sending to the British Museum for a photostatic copy, in case we could not supply his need.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

an occurrence of something

From this reading He was thinking of sending to the British Museum for a photostatic copy, in case we could not supply his need.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.

a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring

From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

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an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.

the system of production and distribution and consumption

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

apart from; not including

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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set (printed matter) into a specific format

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

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

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

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

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

a high place

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

From this reading He was thinking of sending to the British Museum for a photostatic copy, in case we could not supply his need.

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

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

a scientist who devotes himself to doing research

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

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

From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.

(of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

a room where books are kept

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

the act that results in something coming to be

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concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

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the smallest possible quantity

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From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

From this reading He was thinking of sending to the British Museum for a photostatic copy, in case we could not supply his need.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading He was thinking of sending to the British Museum for a photostatic copy, in case we could not supply his need.

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

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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He was thinking of sending to the British Museum for a photostatic copy, in case we could not supply his need.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale

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belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

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From this reading He was thinking of sending to the British Museum for a photostatic copy, in case we could not supply his need.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

exert pressure or force to or upon

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past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

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

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

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

From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

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From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

characteristic of scholars or scholarship

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the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading He was thinking of sending to the British Museum for a photostatic copy, in case we could not supply his need.

being one more than fifteen

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

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

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

to a great extent or degree

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading He was thinking of sending to the British Museum for a photostatic copy, in case we could not supply his need.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

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

From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading He was thinking of sending to the British Museum for a photostatic copy, in case we could not supply his need.

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

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

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From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

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

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

in the direction of

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

the body of faculty and students at a university

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occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

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

From this reading He was thinking of sending to the British Museum for a photostatic copy, in case we could not supply his need.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading He was thinking of sending to the British Museum for a photostatic copy, in case we could not supply his need.

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

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Toward that end, the publishers have adopted every reasonable economy except such as would interfere with a legible format.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading We were able to reply that we had sixteen editions of this book—ten of them printed in the year 1778 alone.

a late time of life

From this reading The work is presented substantially as submitted by the author, without the usual editorial attention of Columbia University Press._ _To C. J. F. B._ Some years ago a literary investigator came into my office and inquired whether he could find a copy of Richard Tickell’s _Anticipation_ in our library.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading _NEW YORK_ King’s Crown Press, Morningside Heights _King’s Crown Press is a division of Columbia University Press organized for the purpose of making certain scholarly material available at minimum cost.