214
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From this reading 214.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
awkwardlyadverbUS /ˈɔːkwərdli/
in an awkward manner
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
Ay
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
bellynounUS /ˈbeli/
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
Cham
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
compositionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
compositors
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
conjecturallyadverb
in a manner involving or inclined to conjecture and supposition
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
daughter'snounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
editorialadjectiveUS /ˌedəˈtɔːriəl/
of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
embalmverbUS /emˈbɑːm/
preserve a dead body
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
endeavorsnounUS /ɪnˈdevərz/
plural of “endeavor” — a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
Hazlittnoun
English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
headlongadverbUS /ˈhedlɔːŋ/
with the head foremost
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
I'll
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From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
jealouslyadverbUS /ˈdʒeləsli/
with jealousy
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
journeysnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniz/
plural of “journey” — the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
engage in
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
a brief written record
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
occursverbUS /əˈkɜːrz/
third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
oversightnounUS /ˈoʊvərsaɪt/
an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
painting-house
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
pourverbUS /pɔːr/
cause to run
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
printing-house
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From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
punknounUS /pʌŋk/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
soldier'snounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
That's
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From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
unlawfuladjectiveUS /ənˈlɔːfəl/
not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
Virginius
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From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
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From this reading Our readers can decide for themselves;--the passage occurs Vol. I. p.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
wiselyadverbUS /ˈwaɪzli/
in a wise manner
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We suggest that the change of an _a_ to an _r_ would make sense of the following: “Come, my little punk, with thy two compositors, to this unlawful painting-house,” [printing-house,] which Mr. Hazlitt awkwardly endeavors to explain by this note on the word _compositors_,--“i. e. (conjecturally), making up the composition of the picture “!
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading So have “Ay, the great emperor of [_or_] the mighty Cham”; and “This wit [_with_] taking long journeys”; and “Virginius, thou dost but supply my place, I thine: Fortune hath lift me [_thee_] to my chair, And thrown me headlong to thy pleading bar”; and “I’ll pour my soul into my daughter’s belly, [_body_,] And with my soldier’s tears embalm her wounds.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come, I’ll love you wisely: That’s jealousy,” has crept in by editorial oversight for “wisely, that ’s jealously.”
