Chapter VIII

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From this reading In the spring of 1781, he is able to report to Conway, “My health is most flourishing for me.”

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

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading In the spring of 1781, he is able to report to Conway, “My health is most flourishing for me.”

A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

having fair knowledge of

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

later than; following

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

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

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

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

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

plural of “balloon” — large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

plural of “caricature” — a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

combined into or constituting a chemical compound

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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From this reading In the spring of 1781, he is able to report to Conway, “My health is most flourishing for me.”

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From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

plural of “correspondent” — someone who communicates by means of letters

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

possessive form of “dame” — informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

plural of “feat” — a notable achievement

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

very lively and profitable

From this reading In the spring of 1781, he is able to report to Conway, “My health is most flourishing for me.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In the spring of 1781, he is able to report to Conway, “My health is most flourishing for me.”

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

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From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

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

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading In the spring of 1781, he is able to report to Conway, “My health is most flourishing for me.”

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From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

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

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

plural of “improvement” — a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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

From this reading In the spring of 1781, he is able to report to Conway, “My health is most flourishing for me.”

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

something that is lost

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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

From this reading In the spring of 1781, he is able to report to Conway, “My health is most flourishing for me.”

used to form the superlative

From this reading In the spring of 1781, he is able to report to Conway, “My health is most flourishing for me.”

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

not any; not one

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

on one occasion

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

an amount of time

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

discretion in practical affairs

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

return to an original state

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

past form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

argue in protest or opposition

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading In the spring of 1781, he is able to report to Conway, “My health is most flourishing for me.”

the state of being retired from one's business or occupation

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

one part in sixty-four equal parts

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

in the near future

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

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From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

the season of growth

From this reading In the spring of 1781, he is able to report to Conway, “My health is most flourishing for me.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

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

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

up to a particular time

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

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

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

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From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

at or nearest to the top

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

precisely as stated

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

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

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

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

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

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From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I never remonstrate against the behests of Dame Prudence, though a lady I never got acquainted with till near my grand climacteric.”

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He would have his correspondents believe that his attention to the dame’s commands was not very regular at first.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading So wrote Horace soon after passing the mystic period, compounded of seven and nine, which was once regarded as the topmost round in the ladder of human life.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No Feathers at Court.--Highwaymen.--Loss of the _Royal George_.--Mrs. Siddons.--Peace.--Its Social Consequences.--The Coalition.--The Rivals.--Political Excitement.--The Westminster Election.--Political Caricatures.--Conway’s Retirement.--Lady Harrington.--Balloons.--Illness.--Recovery.