Chapter II

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

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading And, with few exceptions, his accounts of later political events have also been excluded.

a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

From this reading We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

(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 We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

the state of being allied or confederated

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

in addition

From this reading And, with few exceptions, his accounts of later political events have also been excluded.

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

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

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

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

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

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

British choreographer (1906-1988)

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

the lower side of anything

From this reading We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

for the most part

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading And, with few exceptions, his accounts of later political events have also been excluded.

plural of “exception” — a deliberate act of omission

From this reading And, with few exceptions, his accounts of later political events have also been excluded.

past form of “exclude” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading And, with few exceptions, his accounts of later political events have also been excluded.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading And, with few exceptions, his accounts of later political events have also been excluded.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

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

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

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From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

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

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

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

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

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

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading And, with few exceptions, his accounts of later political events have also been excluded.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

the literary culture

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

the force of workers available

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

a wise and trusted guide and advisor

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

above and across; more than

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

having an owner; often used in combination

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

the local environment

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

go across or through

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

by chance

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading And, with few exceptions, his accounts of later political events have also been excluded.

increase fourfold

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

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From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

a remark that calls attention to something or someone

From this reading We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

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

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

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From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

English writer (born in Ireland) (1713-1766)

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

sweet fleshy red fruit

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

natural abilities or qualities

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

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

From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

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

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

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

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

From this reading We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

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From this reading Country Life.--Ranelagh Gardens.--The Rebel Lords.--The Earthquake.--A Frolic at Vauxhall.--Capture of a Housebreaker.--Strawberry Hill.--The Beautiful Gunnings.--Sterne.

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

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

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From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

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From this reading We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

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

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We omit, besides, all reference to the letters in which Horace described the great Walpolean battle, and traced the fortunes of the Broad Bottom Administration.

which person or people

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

belonging to which person

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And, with few exceptions, his accounts of later political events have also been excluded.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels.

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

From this reading They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men of talent--Gray, West, Ashton, and Horace himself--who, having been schoolfellows, had formed what they called a quadruple alliance; and it must be owned that Walpole in this correspondence shines less than Gray, who appears to have been the mentor of the group, and less, too, perhaps than West, whose early death disappointed great hopes.