Chapter VI

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From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

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From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

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From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

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From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

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

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

plural of “addition” — a component that is added to something to improve it

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

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

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

third-person singular of “announce” — make known; make an announcement

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

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

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

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From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

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From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

a small and delicately worked piece

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

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From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

past form of “christen” — administer baptism to

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

a distinguishing emblem

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

used of a height or viewpoint

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

plural of “contribution” — the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

the specified day of the month

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

true confidential information

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

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

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

-ing form of “embellish” — add details to

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

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

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

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

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

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

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

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

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

and nothing more

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

a polite name for any woman

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

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

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

a room where books are kept

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

plural of “mansion” — (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

of lesser importance or stature or rank

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

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

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

to become aware of through the senses

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

the act of fixing firmly in place

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

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From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

the possibility of future success

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

the reestablishing of cordial relations

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

be equal to in quality or ability

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

living in or characteristic of farming or country life

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

cause to go somewhere

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

something that follows something else

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

a clergyman who watches over a group of people

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

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

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

third-person singular of “stimulate” — act as a stimulant

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

sweet fleshy red fruit

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

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From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

a man who is the lover of a man or woman

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

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

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

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From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

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

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

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

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

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From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

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From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)

From this reading On the 5th of June, 1747, Walpole announces to Mann that he has taken a little new farm, just out of Twickenham.

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From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

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

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

in or at the place that

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

which person or people

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit

From this reading Three days later, further details are added in a letter to Conway, then in Flanders with the Duke of Cumberland: 'You perceive by my date [Twickenham, 8 June] that I am got into a new camp, and have left my tub at Windsor.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The New House at Twickenham.--Its First Tenants.--Christened 'Strawberry Hill.'--Planting and Embellishing.--Fresh Additions.--Walpole's Description of it in 1753.--Visitors and Admirers.--Lord Bath's Verses.--Some Rival Mansions.--Minor Literature.--Robbed by James Maclean.--Sequel from _The World_.--The Maclean Mania.--High Life at Vauxhall.--Contributions to _The World_.--Theodore of Corsica.--Reconciliation with Gray.--Stimulates his Works.--The _Poëmata-Grayo-Bentleiana_.--Richard Bentley.--Müntz the Artist.--Dwellers at Twickenham.--Lady Suffolk and Mrs. Clive.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'The house is so small that I can send it to you in a letter to look at: the prospect is as delightful as possible, commanding the river, the town [Twickenham], and Richmond Park; and, being situated on a hill, descends to the Thames through two or three little meadows, where I have some Turkish sheep and two cows, all studied in their colours for becoming the view.

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From this reading This little rural _bijou_ was Mrs. Chenevix's, the toy woman _à la mode_,[70] who in every dry season is to furnish me with the best rain water from Paris, and now and then with some Dresden-china cows, who are to figure like wooden classics in a library; so I shall grow as much a shepherd as any swain in the Astræa.'