used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
(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 A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading In a town of the north there dwelt three men apart from their fellows.
move towards
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
blessingsnounUS /ˈblesɪŋz/
plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
CompletionnounUS /kəmˈpliːʃən/
(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
unvarying in nature
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading In a town of the north there dwelt three men apart from their fellows.
et
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From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading In a town of the north there dwelt three men apart from their fellows.
FigmentsnounUS /ˈfɪɡmɪnts/
plural of “figment” — a contrived or fantastic idea
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
glean'd
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From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
Hand-set
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From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
for this reason
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
HUMBUGnounUS /ˈhʌmbʌɡ/
pretentious or silly talk or writing
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
HumilitynounUS /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
Imperator
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From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
it's
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From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
go away from a place
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
Majesty'snounUS /ˈmædʒəstiz/
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
the force of workers available
From this reading In a town of the north there dwelt three men apart from their fellows.
used to form the superlative
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading In a town of the north there dwelt three men apart from their fellows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
OfferingnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these men was a Philosopher, one was a Poet, and one was a Painter.
owesverbUS /oʊz/
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
PainternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading One of these men was a Philosopher, one was a Poet, and one was a Painter.
a human being
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
PhilosophernounUS /fəˈlɑːsəfər/
a specialist in philosophy
From this reading One of these men was a Philosopher, one was a Poet, and one was a Painter.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading One of these men was a Philosopher, one was a Poet, and one was a Painter.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
preserveverbUS /prəˈzɜːrv/
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
profferedverbUS /ˈprɑːfərd/
past form of “proffer” — present for acceptance or rejection
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
ReignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
RexnounUS /reks/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
move upward
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That Providence may long preserve the blessings of Your Reign to this Profession and Nation, is the constant prayer of, May it please Your Majesty, Your Majesty's most humble and devoted Servant and Subject, To HUMBUG, Rex et Imperator.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In a town of the north there dwelt three men apart from their fellows.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In a town of the north there dwelt three men apart from their fellows.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these men was a Philosopher, one was a Poet, and one was a Painter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In a town of the north there dwelt three men apart from their fellows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In a town of the north there dwelt three men apart from their fellows.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of these men was a Philosopher, one was a Poet, and one was a Painter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading A Work, which owes it's Rise, it's Progress, and Completion to this Source, is hence with all Humility proffered to Your Sacred Majesty.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Figments of Fancy, Written Hand-set in Type, & Printed, by I beg leave to approach Your Royal Person with an humble Offering, glean'd from long acquaintance with Your Majesty's subjects.
