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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.”
Attila
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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_!”
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_!”
binder
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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.”
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.”
bookshops
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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.
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.
buying
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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.
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_!”
counter
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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.”
dealers
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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.
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.”
ell
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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.
enter
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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.
find
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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.”
going
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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.”
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_!”
hand
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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.
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.
hunted
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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.
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.
like
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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_!”
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.
MS
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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.”
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.
non
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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_!”
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.”
only
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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.
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_!”
own
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From this reading Naudé had sorrows of his own.
paper
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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.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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_!”
patch
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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.”
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_!”
picked
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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.”
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.
ruin
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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_!”
say
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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.
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_!”
seen
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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.
shop
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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.”
sorrows
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From this reading Naudé had sorrows of his own.
sorry
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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.
stalls
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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_!”
swept
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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_!”
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_!”
Tartars
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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_!”
tells
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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.
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_!”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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_!”
Thus
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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.”
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.”
towns
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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_!”
train
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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_!”
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_!”
up
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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.”
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.
use
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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.”
ut
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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_!”
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/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
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.
withal
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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.”
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.”
work
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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.
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.
