337
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From this reading LONDON: W. TWEEDIE, 337, STRAND.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HERE AND THERE IN LONDON.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE, AUTHOR OF “THE NIGHT-SIDE OF LONDON,” “THE LONDON PULPIT,” ETC.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
BUNYANnounUS /ˈbʌnjən/
English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688)
From this reading BUNYAN.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE, AUTHOR OF “THE NIGHT-SIDE OF LONDON,” “THE LONDON PULPIT,” ETC.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
ETC
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From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE, AUTHOR OF “THE NIGHT-SIDE OF LONDON,” “THE LONDON PULPIT,” ETC.
EWING
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From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE, AUTHOR OF “THE NIGHT-SIDE OF LONDON,” “THE LONDON PULPIT,” ETC.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading HERE AND THERE IN LONDON.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HERE AND THERE IN LONDON.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE, AUTHOR OF “THE NIGHT-SIDE OF LONDON,” “THE LONDON PULPIT,” ETC.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading HERE AND THERE IN LONDON.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
NIGHT-SIDE
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From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE, AUTHOR OF “THE NIGHT-SIDE OF LONDON,” “THE LONDON PULPIT,” ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE, AUTHOR OF “THE NIGHT-SIDE OF LONDON,” “THE LONDON PULPIT,” ETC.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
in the near future
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
PULPITnounUS /ˈpʊlpɪt/
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE, AUTHOR OF “THE NIGHT-SIDE OF LONDON,” “THE LONDON PULPIT,” ETC.
RITCHIE
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From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE, AUTHOR OF “THE NIGHT-SIDE OF LONDON,” “THE LONDON PULPIT,” ETC.
cut with a saw
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
STRANDnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading LONDON: W. TWEEDIE, 337, STRAND.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY J. EWING RITCHIE, AUTHOR OF “THE NIGHT-SIDE OF LONDON,” “THE LONDON PULPIT,” ETC.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading HERE AND THERE IN LONDON.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
TWEEDIE
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From this reading LONDON: W. TWEEDIE, 337, STRAND.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading LONDON: W. TWEEDIE, 337, STRAND.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
at the time that
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “Then I saw in my dream, that, when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair.”
