Chapter II

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From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

passing reference or indirect mention

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

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

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

plural of “annual” — (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year

From this reading The following parody appeared in _Jon Duan_, one of Beeton’s Christmas Annuals.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The following parody appeared in _Jon Duan_, one of Beeton’s Christmas Annuals.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Nay, no more,―― You have seen him sit at the Emma Board?

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From this reading The following parody appeared in _Jon Duan_, one of Beeton’s Christmas Annuals.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Nay, no more,―― You have seen him sit at the Emma Board?

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From this reading BRET HARTE.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading The following parody appeared in _Jon Duan_, one of Beeton’s Christmas Annuals.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

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

From this reading The following parody appeared in _Jon Duan_, one of Beeton’s Christmas Annuals.

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From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Nay, no more,―― You have seen him sit at the Emma Board?

involving financial matters

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading The following parody appeared in _Jon Duan_, one of Beeton’s Christmas Annuals.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

let have

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)

From this reading BRET HARTE.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Nay, no more,―― You have seen him sit at the Emma Board?

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

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

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

From this reading The following parody appeared in _Jon Duan_, one of Beeton’s Christmas Annuals.

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

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

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From this reading The following parody appeared in _Jon Duan_, one of Beeton’s Christmas Annuals.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

a largely agricultural county in central England

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

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

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

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From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

a form of address for a man

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

an old word for “no”

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Nay, no more,―― You have seen him sit at the Emma Board?

not any; not one

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The following parody appeared in _Jon Duan_, one of Beeton’s Christmas Annuals.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The following parody appeared in _Jon Duan_, one of Beeton’s Christmas Annuals.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

From this reading The following parody appeared in _Jon Duan_, one of Beeton’s Christmas Annuals.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

in a prominent way

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

third-person singular of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

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

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

express in words

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Nay, no more,―― You have seen him sit at the Emma Board?

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

be seated

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Nay, no more,―― You have seen him sit at the Emma Board?

make square

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”

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

From this reading The following parody appeared in _Jon Duan_, one of Beeton’s Christmas Annuals.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

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

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

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

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

which person or people

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

belonging to which person

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading The original poem refers to General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States; the parody is in allusion to Mr. Albert Grant, M.P., who presented Leicester Square to the public in July, 1874, and whose name was then prominently before the public in connection with numerous financial schemes:―― “I WAS WITH GRANT.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I was with Grant――――” the stranger said; Said McDougal, “Say no more, But come you in――I have much to ask―― And please to shut the door.”