Chapter I

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From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

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

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading His comparatively short life was exceptionally full and active.

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

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

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

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

plural of “biography” — an account of the series of events making up a person's life

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

brought into existence

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

a period of 100 years

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

From this reading His comparatively short life was exceptionally full and active.

a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

done or made or performed with purpose and intent

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

to an exceptional degree

From this reading His comparatively short life was exceptionally full and active.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading His comparatively short life was exceptionally full and active.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

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From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His comparatively short life was exceptionally full and active.

a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

ten 10s

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

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

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

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

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

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

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

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From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

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 One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

immediately past

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

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From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

the literary culture

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading His comparatively short life was exceptionally full and active.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

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From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

coming next after the eighteenth in position

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues)

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

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From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

a leader engaged in civil administration

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

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From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

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From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

past form of “repute” — look on as or consider

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading His comparatively short life was exceptionally full and active.

in proper order or sequence

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

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From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

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

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

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From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

a person who changes location

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.

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

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

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From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading One in a Thousand or The Days of Henri Quatre _The Introduction is written by_ LAURIE MAGNUS, M.A.; _the Title-page is designed by_ IVOR I. J. SYMES.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading George Payne Rainsford James, Historiographer Royal to King William IV., was born in London in the first year of the nineteenth century, and died at Venice in 1860.

a late time of life

From this reading He was historian, politician and traveller, the reputed author of upwards of a hundred novels, the compiler and editor of nearly half as many volumes of letters, memoirs, and biographies, a poet and a pamphleteer, and, during the last ten years of his life, British Consul successively in Massachusetts, Norfolk (Virginia), and Venice.