Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

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

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

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From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

further or added

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

called to public attention

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

anew

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

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

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

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

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

any thing at all

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

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

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

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

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

without stop or interruption

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

past form of “contrast” — put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

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From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

(of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

of or relating to ethnology

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

plural of “excuse” — a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

someone whose style is out of fashion

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

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From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

the act of giving

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

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

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

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

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

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

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

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

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

characteristic of humanity

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

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From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

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

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

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

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

and nothing more

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

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From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

an account of the author's personal experiences

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

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

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

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

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

of or relating to paleontology

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

a separate part of a whole

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

cause to ripen or develop fully

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

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

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

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

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

term of address for a man

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

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

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

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

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

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

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

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

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

precisely as stated

From this reading The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Mag." has turned up in the way of business, and I could not help giving a notice of it, or I should not have undertaken anything fresh just now.

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

From this reading One paleontological memoir of his appeared this year on Acanthopholis, a fossil from the chalk marl, an additional piece of work for which he excuses himself to Sir Charles Lyell (January 4, 1867):--] The new reptile advertised in "Geol.

during the time that

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

to a great degree

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

in the company of; together with

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading [It has already been noted that Huxley's ethnological work continued this year with a second series of lectures at the Royal Institution, while he enlarged his paper on "Two widely contrasted forms of Human Crania," and published it in the "Journal of Anatomy."