used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
advisernounUS /ædˈvaɪzər/
an expert who gives advice
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
in the past
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
annoyingadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
eagerly desirous
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
BrooklynnounUS /ˈbrʊklən/
a borough of New York City
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
candidadjectiveUS /ˈkændəd/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
comicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
deceptionnounUS /dɪˈsepʃən/
a misleading falsehood
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
deemedverbUS /diːmd/
past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
Delineator
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
the act of departing
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
desiringverbUS /dɪˈzaɪərɪŋ/
-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
editorialadjectiveUS /ˌedəˈtɔːriəl/
of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
one or the other of two
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
give expression to
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
the organ of sight
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
Harper'snounUS /ˈhɑːrpərz/
possessive form of “harper” — someone who plays the harp
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
HawkinsnounUS /ˈhɔːkɪnz/
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
House-Boat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
IdiotnounUS /ˈɪdiːət/
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
of the present time and place
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
issuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
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 I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
MailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
engage in
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
ManilanounUS /məˈnɪlə/
a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
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 I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
mediumnounUS /ˈmiːdiəm/
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
and nothing more
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
Messrs
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From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
not any; not one
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
approval to do something
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
PublishersnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/
plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
ReparteenounUS /ˌrepərˈtiː/
adroitness and cleverness in reply
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
republishverb
publish again
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
express the need or desire for
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
responsibleadjectiveUS /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
for a short time
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
SpeedwaynounUS /ˈspiːdweɪ/
road where high speed driving is allowed
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
statementsnounUS /ˈsteɪtmənts/
plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
StyxnounUS /stɪks/
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
supervisionnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈvɪʒən/
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
not known
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
precisely as stated
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
WeeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
in or at the place that
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
WilkesnounUS /wɪlks/
English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797)
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
WilkinsonnounUS /ˈwɪlkənsən/
English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
Wilkinson'snounUS /ˈwɪlkɪnsənz/
possessive form of “wilkinson” — English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
From this reading I have cheerfully accepted the commission, desiring it to be distinctly understood, however, that I am in no sense responsible for Mr. Wilkinson's statements either of fact or of opinion.
wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _On the eve of his departure for Manila, where he is shortly to begin the publication of a comic paper, my friend Mr. Horace Wilkinson, late literary adviser of Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway, the publishers, sent to me the following pages of manuscript with the request that I should have them published for the benefit of those whom the story may concern.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The matter was very annoying, both to my publishers and to myself at the time it happened, and while I was anxious then to make public a full and candid statement of the facts as they occurred, Messrs. Hawkins, Wilkes & Speedway deemed it the wiser course to let the affair rest for a year or two anyhow.
a late time of life
From this reading I am merely the medium through whom his explanation is brought to the public eye._ _J. K. B._ have been asked so often and by so many persons known and unknown to me why it was that a Christmas book that was to have been issued some years ago under my editorial supervision never appeared, although announced as ready for immediate publication, that I feel that I should make some statement in explanation of the seeming deception.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Author of "A House-Boat on the Styx" "Coffee and Repartee" "The Idiot at Home" "The Idiot" Thanks are due to the Publishers of _Harper's Round Table_, _Harper's Weekly_, _The Delineator_, _Life_, _Brooklyn Life_, and the New York _Mail and Express_ for permission to republish these stories in collected form.
