Chapter I

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From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

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From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

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From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

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

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

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

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

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

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

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From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

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From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

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From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

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From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

cause to move by striking

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

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From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

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

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

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From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

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

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

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From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

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From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

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From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

a symbol used to represent a number

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

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From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

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From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

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exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

third-person singular of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

third-person singular of “signify” — denote or connote

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some points for discussion.

the words of something written

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

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

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

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

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

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

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading _Hous of Fame_; 860 SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M D CCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A., PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION.--§ 1.

produced without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.

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From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

in the company of; together with

From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

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From this reading [=a] signifies "a macron"; [)u] "u breve"; [o,] "o with Ogonek"; and so forth. 'hit oghte thee to lyke; For hard langage and hard matere Is encombrous for to here At ones; wost thou not wel this?'

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

From this reading In this text [*e] represents the "schwa" or unvoiced vowel, printed as inverted-e, and [gh] represents the Middle English letter "yogh", similar to the numeral 3.