Chapter III

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From this reading GIRLHOOD UP TO 1738, AND BEGINNING OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND.

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From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

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From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

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From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

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

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

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

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

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

From this reading GIRLHOOD UP TO 1738, AND BEGINNING OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Robinsons are said to have been originally Robertsons, the name being corrupted into Robinson.

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

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

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From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

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From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

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From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

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

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The Robinsons are said to have been originally Robertsons, the name being corrupted into Robinson.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading GIRLHOOD UP TO 1738, AND BEGINNING OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The Robinsons are said to have been originally Robertsons, the name being corrupted into Robinson.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

cheese containing a blue mold

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

a period of 100 years

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

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From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

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From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading GIRLHOOD UP TO 1738, AND BEGINNING OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND.

containing errors or alterations

From this reading The Robinsons are said to have been originally Robertsons, the name being corrupted into Robinson.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading GIRLHOOD UP TO 1738, AND BEGINNING OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND.

United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

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

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

coming next after the seventeenth in position

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

a movement into or inward

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

a social unit living together

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

the concentration of attention or energy on something

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

the childhood of a girl

From this reading GIRLHOOD UP TO 1738, AND BEGINNING OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND.

the father of your father or mother

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Robinsons are said to have been originally Robertsons, the name being corrupted into Robinson.

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

for this reason

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

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

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The Robinsons are said to have been originally Robertsons, the name being corrupted into Robinson.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

immediately past

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

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 They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

used to form the superlative

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The Robinsons are said to have been originally Robertsons, the name being corrupted into Robinson.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GIRLHOOD UP TO 1738, AND BEGINNING OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

in an original manner

From this reading The Robinsons are said to have been originally Robertsons, the name being corrupted into Robinson.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

the descendants of one individual

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

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From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

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From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains

From this reading GIRLHOOD UP TO 1738, AND BEGINNING OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

have sovereign power

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

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From this reading The Robinsons are said to have been originally Robertsons, the name being corrupted into Robinson.

English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

plural of “robinson” — English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

From this reading The Robinsons are said to have been originally Robertsons, the name being corrupted into Robinson.

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From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

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

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

Identical; not different.

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

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From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

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

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

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

From this reading GIRLHOOD UP TO 1738, AND BEGINNING OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND.

in or at that place or location

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

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

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

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

From this reading GIRLHOOD UP TO 1738, AND BEGINNING OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND.

not brought to the desired final state

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading GIRLHOOD UP TO 1738, AND BEGINNING OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND.

which person or people

From this reading They are in many Peerages[4] said to descend from the Robertsons of Struan, or Strowan, in Perthshire, who descended from Duncan de Atholia, Earl of Athole, hence descendants of Duncan, King of Scotland.

in the company of; together with

From this reading GIRLHOOD UP TO 1738, AND BEGINNING OF THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE DUCHESS OF PORTLAND.

the words that are spoken

From this reading [Page heading: THE ROBINSON FAMILY] Before entering on the life of Elizabeth Robinson, afterwards Mrs. Edward Montagu, the famous _bas bleu_, the focus, as she may be called, of all the cleverest and most intellectual society of the last half of the eighteenth century, a few words must be said of the family she sprang from.

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

From this reading My grandfather, the 4th Baron Rokeby, in an unfinished pedigree, believed this, but there have been Robinsons bearing the same[5] coat-of-arms in Yorkshire as early as the time of copyhold record in Edward III.’s reign.