Chapter XXII

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

later than; following

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

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From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

an account of the series of events making up a person's life

From this reading He knows his value as a kind of footpage to the Muse of Biography.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

of short duration or distance

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

expressing much in few words

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

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From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

the organ of sight

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

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From this reading He knows his value as a kind of footpage to the Muse of Biography.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

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

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

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

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading He knows his value as a kind of footpage to the Muse of Biography.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading He knows his value as a kind of footpage to the Muse of Biography.

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 He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

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

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

used to form the superlative

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

From this reading He knows his value as a kind of footpage to the Muse of Biography.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

not divisible by two

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

plural of “personality” — the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

plural of “stuart” — United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

plural of “summary” — a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

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From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading He knows his value as a kind of footpage to the Muse of Biography.

precisely as stated

From this reading To read his concise little summaries of Elizabethan and Stuart personalities is to be made free of a most conversible company very near real life.

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

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

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

belonging to which person

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

in the company of; together with

From this reading BEMERTON'S SECOND BED BOOK SOLACES ME WITH THE ODD AND HUMANE HUMOURS OF STUARTS AND TUDORS John Aubrey, whose _Brief Lives_ Mr. Bemerton has sent me with a strong recommendation, and to whom I turned that night, is a man after my own heart.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He had an eye for character, if you like, and his interest in the picturesque foible was at least as great as his interest in virtue.