232
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From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
allusionnounUS /əˈluːʒən/
passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading CALL TO ARMS.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
bookstalls
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From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading CALL TO ARMS.
contrivedadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪvd/
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
CopiesnounUS /ˈkɑːpiz/
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
CUNCTOS
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From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
DUCIT
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From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
DULCEDINE
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From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
ESSE
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From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
ET
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From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
IMMEMORES
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From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
inchesnounUS /ˈɪntʃəz/
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
measuringnounUS /ˈmeʒərɪŋ/
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
NATALE
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From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
NESCIO
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From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
NONadverbUS /nɑːn/
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
octavonoun
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
Polpier
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From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
QUA
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From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
quoteverbUS /kwoʊt/
repeat a passage from
From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
secondhandadjectiveUS /ˈsekəndhænd/
derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
shillingsnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
SINIT
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From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
SOLUM
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From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
subscriptionnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃən/
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
SUI
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From this reading NESCIO QUA NATALE SOLUM DULCEDINE CUNCTOS DUCIT ET IMMEMORES NON SINIT ESSE SUI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CALL TO ARMS.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading From this 'History of Polpier' I must quote--being unable to better it--his description of the little town.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
produce a literary work
From this reading --The Old Doctor (to whom we have made allusion) had been moved to write an account of his native place, and had contrived to get it published by subscription in a thin octavo volume of 232 pages, measuring nine by five and a half inches.
but in spite of that
From this reading Copies are rare, but may yet be picked up on secondhand bookstalls for six or seven shillings.
