Chapter V

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From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

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

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

having fair knowledge of

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a theatrical performer

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

-ing form of “adopt” — choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

later than; following

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

changed in form or character without becoming something else

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

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

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

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

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

inherent ability

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

possessive form of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

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

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

affect with wonder

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

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

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

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From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

brought into existence

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

a youthful male person

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

plural of “caricature” — a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a Carthusian monastery

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

plural of “chime” — a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

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

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a particular society at a particular time and place

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

adroitness in using the hands

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

a word used in exclamations of confusion

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

a person who is older than you are

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

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From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

inflected form of “exemplify” — be characteristic of

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

widely known and esteemed

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

bringing death

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

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From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

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From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

past form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

having an easygoing and cheerful disposition

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

death of a person

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

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

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

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

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

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

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

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

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

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From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

clarify by giving an example of

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

of great significance or value

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

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

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

impossible to resist; overpowering

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a boy or man

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

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From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

the literary culture

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

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From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

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From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

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

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

relating to the study or practice of medicine

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1829-1896)

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

third-person singular of “misinterpret” — interpret falsely

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

used to form the superlative

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

not one thing; not anything

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

the ability to think and act independently

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

a strong liking

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

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From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

the body of people in a learned occupation

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

established beyond doubt

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

deliver a quick blow to

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

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

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a particular instance of selling

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

the act of teaching at school

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

an artist who creates sculptures

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

term of address for a man

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

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

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

a male human offspring

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

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

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

natural abilities or qualities

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

English writer (born in India) (1811-1863)

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

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

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

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

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

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

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

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

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

not published

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

someone who sells wine

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

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

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

at the time that

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

in or at the place that

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

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

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

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From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.

in the company of; together with

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading When a mere lad, he exhibited such aptitude and dexterity with the pencil, that Flaxman, the famous sculptor, pronounced these precocious efforts to be wonderful, and exclaimed: "That boy must be an artist; he will be nothing else or less."

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading JOHN LEECH Leech's Early Attempts at Drawing--Medical Studies--First Published Work--Desires to Illustrate "Pickwick"--Becomes Acquainted with Dickens--"A CHRISTMAS CAROL"--Sale of the Original Drawings--"THE CHIMES"--Leech Misinterprets his Author--"THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH"--An Altered Design--The Artist's Humour Exemplified--"THE BATTLE OF LIFE"--Sale of Original Drawings--Unpublished Letters by Leech--A Grave Error--"THE HAUNTED MAN"--Leech's Method of Work--Artistic Value of his Sketches--Ruskin's Criticism--Leech as an Actor--A Serious Accident--Dickens as Nurse--Ill-health--A Fatal Seizure--Sir John Millais' Portrait of Leech.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading As the elder Leech showed some skill as a draughtsman, we may reasonably assume that from him the son inherited a talent for drawing, by means of which he was destined, before many years had passed, to astonish the world by his humour and originality.

a late time of life

From this reading John Leech, the leading spirit of _Punch_ for more than twenty years, was born in London in 1817, his father (an Irishman of culture) being a vintner, and at one time the proprietor of the London Coffee-House on Ludgate Hill, then the most important of the large City hotels.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Notwithstanding this recommendation, young Leech (after a course of schooling at the Charterhouse, where he had William Makepeace Thackeray as a fellow-pupil) was entered by his father at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with a view to his adopting the medical profession; but his _penchant_ for drawing and sketching proved irresistible, and he gained more repute among the students by means of his life-like (but good-natured) caricatures, than for any ability he may have displayed in hospital work.