Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

anew

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

(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 The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

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

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

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

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

a framework that supports climbing plants

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

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

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

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

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

filled with wonder and delight

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

a youthful male person

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

terminate

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

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

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

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

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

a young person of either sex

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

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

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

plural of “collection” — several things grouped together or considered as a whole

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

in an accurate manner

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

two items of the same kind

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

third-person singular of “depict” — show in, or as in, a picture

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

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

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

improved or corrected by critical editing

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

set up or found

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

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

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

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

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

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

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

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

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

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

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

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

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

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

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

a single distinct event

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

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

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

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

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

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

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

a narrow way or road

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

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

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

a form of address for a man

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

force somebody to do something

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

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

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

past form of “preface” — furnish with a preface or introduction

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

a safe place

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

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

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

To recall to mind.

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

recurring again and again

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

meet the requirements or expectations of

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

term of address for a man

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

confined on all sides

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

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

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

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

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

the upper part of anything

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

a person who changes location

From this reading Sir Joshua Reynolds tells how, when he called on the poet at Green Arbour Court, he found the couplet:-- "By sports like these are all their cares beguiled, The sports of children satisfy the child." see "The Traveller."

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

morally offensive

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

precisely as stated

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

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

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

at the time that

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

in or at the place that

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.

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

From this reading Dr. Johnson himself edited and prefaced several children's books which I have seen in the Jupp and Hugo Collections.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

a print made from a woodcut

From this reading He was surrounded by children in this unsavoury neighbourhood, where he had his humble domicile: a woodcut in Lumburd's Mirror depicts it very correctly.

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

From this reading Bishop Percy, author of the "Reliques," called on him, and during the interview the oft repeated incident occurred of a little child of an adjacent neighbour, "Would Mr. Goldsmith oblige her mother with a chamber pot full of coals!"

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading The weary hours of adversity, through which "Goldie" passed at Green Arbour Court, top of Break Neck Steps and Turn Again Lane--I remember them all well, and the Fleet prison walls too, when I was a boy--and in refuge at Canonbury Tower, near the village of Islington, these are the places where Goldsmith wrote for children.