Chapter II

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From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

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

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

someone whose business is advertising

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

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From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

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

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

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

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

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From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

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

From this reading There can be little doubt that the worthy commentator and his friends were imposed upon.

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From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

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From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

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From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading There can be little doubt that the worthy commentator and his friends were imposed upon.

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From this reading In the _Chatham Correspondence_, volume iii., p.

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

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

an expert who observes and comments on something

From this reading There can be little doubt that the worthy commentator and his friends were imposed upon.

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading In the _Chatham Correspondence_, volume iii., p.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading There can be little doubt that the worthy commentator and his friends were imposed upon.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

with specific intentions; for the express purpose

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading There can be little doubt that the worthy commentator and his friends were imposed upon.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

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

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

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

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

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

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

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

From this reading In the _Chatham Correspondence_, volume iii., p.

set forth authoritatively as obligatory

From this reading There can be little doubt that the worthy commentator and his friends were imposed upon.

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

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

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

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There can be little doubt that the worthy commentator and his friends were imposed upon.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

possessive form of “mayor” — the head of a city government

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

a form of address for a man

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

absolutely essential

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

a brief written record

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading In the _Chatham Correspondence_, volume iii., p.

inflected form of “pen” — produce a literary work

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

existing or coming before

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

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

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

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From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

the principal law-enforcement officer in a county

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

a sculpture representing a human or animal

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

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

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

in or at that place or location

From this reading There can be little doubt that the worthy commentator and his friends were imposed upon.

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

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

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

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

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From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

a formal word for “on”

From this reading There can be little doubt that the worthy commentator and his friends were imposed upon.

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading Now, at the end of the Alderman's speech, in his copy of the City addresses, Mr. Isaac Reed has inserted the following note:--"It is a curious fact, but a true one, that Beckford did not utter one syllable of this speech (on the monument).

in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading In the _Chatham Correspondence_, volume iii., p.

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

From this reading It was penned by John Horne Tooke, and by his art put on the records of the City and on Beckford's statue, as he told me, Mr. Braithwaite, Mr. Sayer, &c., at the Athenæum Club.--Isaac Reed."

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

From this reading There can be little doubt that the worthy commentator and his friends were imposed upon.

in the company of; together with

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

the words that are spoken

From this reading 460, a letter from Sheriff Townsend to the Earl expressly states that with the exception of the words "and necessary" being left out before the word "revolution," the Lord Mayor's speech in the _Public Advertiser_ of the preceding day is verbatim.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading There can be little doubt that the worthy commentator and his friends were imposed upon.