Chapter IV

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

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

(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 He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

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

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

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

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

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

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

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

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

blowing in violent and abrupt bursts

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

ostentatiously lofty in style

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

carefully weighed

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

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

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

wanted intensely

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

deserving of respect or high regard

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

a social unit living together

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

set up or found

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

a man of refinement

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

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

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

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

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

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

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

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

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

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

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

without logical or meaningful connection

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

made greater in size or amount or degree

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

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From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

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From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

uneasiness about the fitness of an action

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

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

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

a course of conduct

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

a coniferous tree

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

plural of “production” — the act or process of producing something

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

a firm in the publishing business

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

a member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

plural of “sermon” — an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

a male human offspring

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

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From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

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From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

a radical supporter of political or social revolution

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. Shelley replied by informing Stockdale that he refused to pay one penny of the printing bill, which greatly increased the metaphysical and doctrinal anxieties of the publisher.

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

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

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

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

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

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

a merchant who owns or manages a shop

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

-ing form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

From this reading He considered it to be his duty to warn the young man’s father; and above all to call his attention to the young man’s evil genius, his comrade Mr. Jefferson Hogg, son of a good old Tory family in the north of England, but thoroughly false and dangerous in character.

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

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

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

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

during the time that

From this reading Then, while awaiting the arrival of his son, who was to spend the first week of the Christmas holidays at Field Place, he prepared one of his incoherent, affectionate, and blustering sermons, in the bombastic style of which he was past master.

which person or people

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading Stockdale had received the MS. of a novel, _St. Irvyne, or the Rosicrucian_, filled with the most subversive ideas, and the worthy tradesman could not see without misgiving the son of so estimable a gentleman as Mr. Shelley treading this dangerous path.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading THE NEIGHBOURING PINE A few days before Christmas Mr. Shelley found in his letter-bag a communication from a London publisher, a certain Mr. Stockdale, who called his attention to the extraordinary productions which young Mr. Percy Shelley desired to have published.