Chapter XIII

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

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

in an admirable manner

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

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

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

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From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

an equal exchange

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

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

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

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

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

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

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

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From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

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From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

being attentive to women like an ideal knight

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

the way of administering a business

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

deem to be

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

placed crosswise

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

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

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

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From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

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

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

divisible by two

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

accept an excuse for

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

the act of departing

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

disposed to please

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

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From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

only a very short time before

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

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

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

ten 10s

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

of great significance or value

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

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

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

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

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

immediately past

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

staying power

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

full of life and energy

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

something that is lost

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

a large number or amount

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

plural of “manuscript” — the form of a literary work submitted for publication

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

(Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

any admirable quality or attribute

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

used to form the superlative

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

attach to a support

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

a form of address for a man

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

not any; not one

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

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

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

inflected form of “overwrite” — write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

look furtively

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

possessive form of “politician” — a leader engaged in civil administration

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

bring forth or yield

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

a firm in the publishing business

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

past form of “review” — look at again; examine again

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

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From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

in an unfortunate way

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

a particular instance of selling

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

express in words

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

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

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

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From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

in the direction of

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

plural of “translation” — a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

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

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading We have almost lost sight of Lord Mount Helicon since the Guyville ball, but he now turns up, attending to business, as he calls it, and is sitting in Mr. Bracketts’ back-room, driving as hard a bargain as he can for the barter of his intellectual produce, and conducting the sale in his usual careless, good-humoured manner, although he has a bill coming due to-morrow, and ready money is a most important consideration.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

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

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

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

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In these days people don’t care to go behind the scenes for a peep at aristocratic ruffians and chivalrous black-legs--no, what we want is something original--hot and strong, my lord, and lots of nature.

which person or people

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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From this reading Now, these translations”--and the publisher, for a publisher it was who spoke, waved his sword of office, a huge ivory paper-cutter, towards a bundle of manuscripts--“these translations from the ‘Medea’ are admirably done--elegant language--profound scholarship--great merit--but the public won’t look at them; and even with your lordship’s name to help them off, we cannot say more than three hundred--in point of fact, I think we are hardly justified in going as far as that;” and the publisher crossed his legs and sat back in his arm-chair, like a man who had made up his mind.

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

From this reading Then your last novel, ‘Captain Flash; or, the Modern Grandison,’ was a dead loss to us--lively work--well reviewed--but it _didn’t sell_.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

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

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading THE WORLD SELLING THE COPYRIGHT--THE POLITICIAN’S DAY-DREAMS--TATTERSALL’S AT FLOOD--A DANDY’S DESTINY “Can’t do it, my lord--your lordship must consider--overwritten yourself sadly of late--your ‘Broadsides from the Baltic’ were excellent--telling, clever, and eloquent; but you’ll excuse me--you were incorrect in your statistics and mistaken in your facts.