Chapter II · Chapter 2

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From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

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From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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From this reading ABHBA.

later than; following

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

in good time

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

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

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

being joined in close association

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

the boundary of a surface

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

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From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

a coming into being

From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

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From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

an old form of “has”

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading J. R. P.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

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From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

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 J. R. P.

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 J. R. P.

past form of “secrete” — generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

refuse to acknowledge

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

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From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

plural of “snub” — an instance of driving away or warding off

From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

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

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "Such _snubs_ as these be little cloudes."--_Comfortable Notes on Genesis_, by Gervase Babington, Bishop of Exeter, 1596.

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

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From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."

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

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Charles I. at Little Woolford._--There is an ancient house at Little Woolford (in the {220} southeast corner of Warwickshire) connected with which is a tradition that Charles I., after the battle of Edge Hill, which is not far distant, secreted himself in an oven there.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading _Antiquity of the Word "Snub."_-- "Beware we then euer of discontente, and _snubbe_ it betimes, least it overthrowe us as it hath done manie."