Chapter I

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

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading "Multi ad sapientiam pervenire potuissent, nisi se jam pervenisse putassent."

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

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

possessive form of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading Artist's Edition.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading By John Brown, M.D., F.R.S.E.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By John Brown, M.D., F.R.S.E.

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

a state at a particular time

From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading By John Brown, M.D., F.R.S.E.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

no longer in force or use; inactive

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading By John Brown, M.D., F.R.S.E.

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading Artist's Edition.

half the width of an em

From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading By John Brown, M.D., F.R.S.E.

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

a person who earns a living by digging graves

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

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

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

press tightly together or cram

From this reading "Multi ad sapientiam pervenire potuissent, nisi se jam pervenisse putassent."

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading By John Brown, M.D., F.R.S.E.

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

From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading By John Brown, M.D., F.R.S.E.

most important element

From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

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

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592)

From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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From this reading "Multi ad sapientiam pervenire potuissent, nisi se jam pervenisse putassent."

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

not final or absolute

From this reading "Multi ad sapientiam pervenire potuissent, nisi se jam pervenisse putassent."

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

many times at short intervals

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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From this reading "Multi ad sapientiam pervenire potuissent, nisi se jam pervenisse putassent."

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

From this reading "Multi ad sapientiam pervenire potuissent, nisi se jam pervenisse putassent."

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

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From this reading "Multi ad sapientiam pervenire potuissent, nisi se jam pervenisse putassent."

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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From this reading "Multi ad sapientiam pervenire potuissent, nisi se jam pervenisse putassent."

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

From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading By John Brown, M.D., F.R.S.E.

third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading By John Brown, M.D., F.R.S.E.

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From this reading "Multi ad sapientiam pervenire potuissent, nisi se jam pervenisse putassent."

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

a clergyman who watches over a group of people

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

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

From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

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

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

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From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

From this reading "_Ce fagotage de tant si diverses pièces, se faict en cette condition: que je n'y mets la main, que lors qu'une trop lasche oysisvetê vie presse_--michel de Montaigne.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

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From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.

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From this reading With Numerous New Illustrations By Jessie Shepherd And William A. Mccullough "The treatment of the illustrious dead by the quick, often reminds me of the gravedigger in Hamlet, and the skull of poor defunct Yorick."--w.h.b.