used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
consider or hold as true
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
(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 His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
Archdeaconnoun
(Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
a person who is in charge
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
combatingverbUS /kəmˈbætɪŋ/
-ing form of “combat” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
containverbUS /kənˈteɪn/
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
containsverbUS /kənˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
contendverbUS /kənˈtend/
maintain or assert
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
contributionsnounUS /ˌkɑːntrəˈbjuːʃənz/
plural of “contribution” — the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
desirableadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
EdinburghnounUS /ˈedənbəroʊ/
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
editor'snounUS /ˈedɪtərz/
possessive form of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
endorsedverbUS /enˈdɔːrst/
past form of “endorse” — be behind; approve of
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
estimatingverbUS /ˈestəmeɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “estimate” — judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
apart from; not including
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
fantasticality
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From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
flippancynoun
inappropriate levity
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
franknessnounUS /ˈfræŋknəs/
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
highest in quality
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
incomparablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpərəbli/
in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
infinitelyadverbUS /ˈɪnfənətli/
without bounds
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
Jeffrey
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From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
the literary culture
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
miscellaneousadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
modestynounUS /ˈmɑːdəsti/
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
used to form the superlative
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
not any; not one
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
many times at short intervals
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
on one occasion
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
others
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From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
overlookedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkt/
not taken into account
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
pamphletsnounUS /ˈpæmfləts/
plural of “pamphlet” — a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
Plymley
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From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
printnounUS /prɪnt/
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
professingnounUS /prəˈfesɪŋ/
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
rationaladjectiveUS /ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic rather than turbulent emotions.
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
recommendedverbUS /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/
past form of “recommend” — push for something
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
refusingverbUS /rəˈfjuːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
reprintnounUS /riˈprɪnt/
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
ReviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
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 Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
sermonsnounUS /ˈsɜːrmənz/
plural of “sermon” — an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
SingletonnounUS /ˈsɪŋɡəltən/
a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
Smith'snounUS /smɪθs/
possessive form of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
speaksverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
speechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
Sydney'snounUS /ˈsɪdniz/
possessive form of “sydney” — the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
weaklyadverbUS /ˈwiːkli/
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole, except the things which he did not himself care to reprint, can be obtained now in one volume; but the print is not to be recommended to aged or weakly sight.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Of course, however, no rational man will contend that in estimating Sydney Smith's place in the general memory, his deliberate literary work, or at least that portion of it which he chose to present on reflection, acknowledged and endorsed, can be overlooked.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading His _Life_ contains (what is infinitely desirable in all such Lives and by no means always or often furnished) a complete list of his contributions to the _Edinburgh Review_, and his works contain most of them.
produce a literary work
From this reading Sydney Smith had no false modesty, and in not a few letters to Jeffrey he speaks of his own contributions to the _Edinburgh_ with the greatest freedom, combating and quite refusing to accept his editor's suggestion as to their flippancy and fantasticality, professing with much frankness that this is the way he can write and no other, and more than once telling Jeffrey that whatever they may think in solemn Scotland, his, Sydney's, articles are a great deal more read in England and elsewhere than any others.
a late time of life
From this reading To these have to be added the pamphlets, of which the chief and incomparably the best are, at intervals of thirty years, _Peter Plymley_ and the _Letters to Archdeacon Singleton_, together with sermons, speeches, and other miscellaneous matter.
