Chapter XI

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

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

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

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

an expert or collector of antiquities

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

any thing at all

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

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

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

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From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

past form of “bask” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

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

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

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From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

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

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

a period of 100 years

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

plural of “clergyman” — a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

plural of “contributor” — someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

serving to describe or inform or characterized by description

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

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

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

coming next after the seventeenth in position

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

set up or found

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

a man of refinement

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

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

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

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

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

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

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

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

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

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

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

fully ripe; at the height of bloom

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

used to form the superlative

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

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

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

an amount of time

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

plural of “periodical” — a publication that appears at fixed intervals

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

strange in an interesting or pleasing way

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

push for something

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

the quality of being simple or uncompounded

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

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

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading (The proper study of matured mankind is certainly man.) But human beings as human beings are not enough: they must, to interest me, have qualities of simplicity or candour or quaintness.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

precisely as stated

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

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

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading BEMERTON'S FIRST BED BOOK BRINGS US INTO THE COMPANY OF QUAINT AND LEARNED GENTLEMEN The older I grow, the less, I find, do I want to read about anything but human beings.

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

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

at the time that

From this reading A few such I have found in Mr. Bemerton's first highly-commended bed book--the _Literary Anecdotes_ of John Nichols, a series of volumes, very unpromising at first, and truly as dull as Mr. Lecky told my friend that a bed book should be, descriptive of the attainments of the principal contributors to _The Gentleman's Magazine_ (best of periodicals) in the second half of the eighteenth century (a period when to be an antiquary and a gentleman was so easy) when that publication belonged to Bowyer the printer.

which person or people

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For the most part these old dry-as-dust clergymen and scholars had little enough to recommend them to any one but Bowyer, who seems to have basked with equal satisfaction in the friendship of all; but when one looks deeper one finds treasure.