1820
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From this reading "Ravenna, 9bre 23°, 1820.
23
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From this reading "Ravenna, 9bre 23°, 1820.
9
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From this reading "Ravenna, 9bre 23°, 1820.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
(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 "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
in addition
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
bre
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From this reading "Ravenna, 9bre 23°, 1820.
ChancerynounUS /ˈtʃænsəri/
a court with jurisdiction in equity
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
codenounUS /koʊd/
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
daughter'snounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
don't
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From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
facetiousadjectiveUS /fəˈsiːʃəs/
cleverly amusing in tone
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
a social unit living together
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
guardianshipnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiənʃɪp/
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
HintsnounUS /hɪnts/
plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
Hobhouse
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From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
Huns
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From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
identifyverbUS /aɪˈdentəfaɪ/
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
Juan
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From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
and nothing more
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
laboriousadjectiveUS /ləˈbɔːriəs/
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
the literary culture
From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
by chance
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
prudentadjectiveUS /ˈpruːdənt/
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
publishverbUS /ˈpʌblɪʃ/
put into print
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
RavennanounUS /rəˈvenə/
a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512
From this reading "Ravenna, 9bre 23°, 1820.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
slashingadjectiveUS /ˈslæʃɪŋ/
as if striking with slashing blows
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
express in speech
From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
carry out
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Of the state of things here it would be difficult and not very prudent to speak at large, the Huns opening all letters.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "The 'Hints,' Hobhouse says, will require a good deal of slashing to suit the times, which will be a work of time, for I don't feel at all laborious just now.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whatever effect they are to have would perhaps be greater in a separate form, and they also must have my name to them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, if you publish them in the same volume with Don Juan, they identify Don Juan as mine, which I don't think worth a Chancery suit about my daughter's guardianship, as in your present code a facetious poem is sufficient to take away a man's rights over his family.
