adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
Agobardus
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From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
AttilanounUS /əˈtɪlə/
king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
bibliopolarum
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From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
bindernounUS /ˈbaɪndər/
a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
bookshopsnounUS /ˈbʊkʃɑːps/
plural of “bookshop” — a shop where books are sold
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
buyingnounUS /ˈbaɪɪŋ/
the act of buying
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
calamitas
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From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
counternounUS /ˈkaʊntər/
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
dealersnounUS /ˈdiːlərz/
plural of “dealer” — someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
ellnounUS /el/
an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
enterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
hominis
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From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
how
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From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
Masson
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From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
MSnounUS /mɪz/
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
Naudé
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From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
nonadverbUS /nɑːn/
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
omnes
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From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Naudé had sorrows of his own.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
pervasisse
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From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
Poggio
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From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
quaedam
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From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
Quintilian
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From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
Rossi
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From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
ruinnounUS /ˈruːən/
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
second-hand
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From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
sed
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From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
sedulitas
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From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
shopverbUS /ʃɑːp/
do one's shopping
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Naudé had sorrows of his own.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
stallsnounUS /stɔːlz/
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
sweptadjectiveUS /swept/
possessing sweep
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
tabernas
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From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
TartarsnounUS /ˈtɑːrtərz/
plural of “tartar” — a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
tellsnounUS /telz/
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 Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
unius
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From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
utnoun
the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
videatur
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From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading It was not only in second-hand bookshops that Naudé hunted, but among the dealers in waste paper.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “The stalls where he had passed were like the towns through which Attila or the Tartars had swept, with ruin in their train,—_ut non hominis unius sedulitas_, _sed calamitas quaedam per omnes bibliopolarum tabernas pervasisse videatur_!”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
withaladverb
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
wood-merchant
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From this reading “Thus did Poggio find Quintilian on the counter of a wood-merchant, and Masson picked up ‘Agobardus’ at the shop of a binder, who was going to use the MS. to patch his books withal.”
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
yard-measure
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From this reading Rossi, who may have seen Naudé at work, tells us how he would enter a shop with a yard-measure in his hand, buying books, we are sorry to say, by the ell.
