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[149] See _ante_, i. 400. [150] For _respectable_, see _ante_, iii. 241, note 2. [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
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(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
From this reading “[151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.”
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “[151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “[151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.”
full of life and energy
From this reading “[151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.”
a brief written record
From this reading “241, note 2.”
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading “[151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.”
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
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From this reading [149] See _ante_, i.
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From this reading [150] For _respectable_, see _ante_, iii.
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From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
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From this reading 241, note 2.
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From this reading 241, note 2.
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From this reading 400.
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
From this reading [149] See _ante_, i.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [150] For _respectable_, see _ante_, iii.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
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From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [149] See _ante_, i.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading [150] For _respectable_, see _ante_, iii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
immediately past
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
full of life and energy
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
a brief written record
From this reading 241, note 2.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading [150] For _respectable_, see _ante_, iii.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [149] See _ante_, i.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading [151] Boswell, in the last of his _Hypochondriacks_, says:--'I perceive that my essays are not so lively as I expected they would be, but they are more learned.
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