Chapter IX

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

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

(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 Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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

From this reading _The Narrative is resumed and concluded.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

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

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

attribute or credit to

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

plural of “bath” — a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

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

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

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From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

a cruelly rapacious person

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading _The Narrative is resumed and concluded.

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From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

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

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

take exception to

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

opinion or judgment

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

having made preparations

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

a male grandchild

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

compatibility in opinion and action

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

someone who listens attentively

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

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

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

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

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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

From this reading _The Narrative is resumed and concluded.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

a city in northwestern England

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

deliver a lecture or talk

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let it pass then!

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From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

engage in

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

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From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

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

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _The Narrative is resumed and concluded.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

known widely and usually unfavorably

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

above and across; more than

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

go across or through

From this reading Let it pass then!

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

an optical device for projecting a beam of light

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

take up or begin anew

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading _The Narrative is resumed and concluded.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

promoting health; healthful

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

express in words

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

a male human offspring

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

having a supporting base

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

carry out

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

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

From this reading _The Narrative is resumed and concluded.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Let it pass then!

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

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

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

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

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

the act of testing something

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

plural of “trojan” — a native of ancient Troy

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

not established by conditioning or learning

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

precisely as stated

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

at the time that

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

which person or people

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

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

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I take it at my own peril, said the colonel; for I have seen Bladud himself with these very eyes standing centinel over the bath of his own making, and I never met with any body hardy enough to dispute his title to it.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

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

From this reading Lud-Hurdibras was the grandson of Camber, and King Bladud was the son of Hurdibras: he built, as is notorious to all the world, the city of Bath, and was the projector of those salubrious baths, that _William of Malmsbury_ would fain ascribe to Julius Cæsar, which I pronounce to be an egregious anachronism, and you may take it _meo periculo_.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading A learned Lecture upon Harmony, by which the unlearned hearer is not greatly edified._ Since you make so polite a tender of your patience, said De Lancaster, to me, who have already put it to so hard a trial, I must resume my narrative from the landing of Brute and his Trojans, when my ancestors established themselves on this very spot, I do not say in this very castle, under Camber, the second son of the aforesaid Brute.