Chapter IV

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From this reading 393-4.]

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From this reading 393-4.]

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

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

plural of “accomplishment” — the action of accomplishing something

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

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

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a man who has recently been married

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

-ing form of “celebrate” — behave as expected during of holidays or rites

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

the act of examining resemblances

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

plural of “comparison” — the act of examining resemblances

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

cause to be slowed down or delayed

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

be different

From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

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From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Fast._ lib. iii. [vv.

a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

someone who takes care of a garden

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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

From this reading Fast._ lib. iii. [vv.

a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

not prudent or wise

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a Scottish church

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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From this reading Fast._ lib. iii. [vv.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

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

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

plural of “marriage” — the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

absolutely essential

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)

From this reading _Ovid.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a local church community

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a person's partner in marriage

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

discretion in practical affairs

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

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From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

characteristic of rural life

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

induce to have sex

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

enticing someone astray from right behavior

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

plural of “signature” — your name written in your own handwriting

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a coming to an end of a contract period

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

in the direction of

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

to a remarkable degree or extent

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

plural of “vole” — any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows

From this reading Nubere si quà voles, quamvis properabitis ambo, Differ; habent parvæ commoda magna moræ.

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From this reading Fast._ lib. iii. [vv.

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

which person or people

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

but in spite of that

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

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

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

From this reading _MARRIAGES._ Previous Consideration necessary: yet not too long Delay--Imprudent Marriage of old Kirk and his Servant--Comparison between an ancient and youthful Partner to a young Man--Prudence of Donald the Gardener--Parish Wedding: the compelled Bridegroom; Day of Marriage, how spent--Relation of the Accomplishments of Phoebe Dawson, a rustic Beauty; her Lover: his Courtship; their Marriage--Misery of Precipitation--The wealthy Couple: Reluctance in the Husband; why?--Unusually fair Signatures in the Register: the common Kind--Seduction of Lucy Collins by Footman Daniel: her rustic Lover; her Return to him--An ancient Couple: Comparisons on the Occasion--More pleasant View of Village Matrimony: Farmers celebrating the Day of Marriage; their Wives--Reuben and Rachel, a happy Pair: an Example of prudent Delay--Reflections on their State who were not so prudent, and its Improvement towards the Termination of Life; an old Man so circumstanced--Attempt to seduce a Village Beauty: Persuasion and Reply; the Event.