Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

associated with academia or an academy

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

recognized or made known or admitted

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

later than; following

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

how long something has existed

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

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

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

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From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

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

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

plural of “appendix” — supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

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

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

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

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

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From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

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From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

inflected form of “cap” — lie at the top of

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

a Caucasian

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

the British cabinet minister responsible for finance

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a rude or vulgar fool

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

place limits on (extent or amount or access)

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

deem to be

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

dearly loved

From this reading "DEAR MR.

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From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

the act of discovering something

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

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From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

plural of “don” — a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

put on clothes

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

half the width of an em

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

at any time

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

inquire into

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

with expression; in an expressive manner

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

before anything else

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

the act of giving

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

an indirect suggestion

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

unbearably arrogant or conceited

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

defeat someone through trickery or deceit

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

plural of “junior” — term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

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From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

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From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

immediately past

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

so unreasonable as to invite derision

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

the literary culture

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

full of life and energy

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

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

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

engage in

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

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From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a form of address for a man

From this reading "DEAR MR.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

of an obscure nature

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

not any; not one

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

a judge of a probate court

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

in walking position with right foreleg raised

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

plural of “performance” — a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

by chance

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

plural of “poster” — a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

deliver a quick blow to

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

repeat a passage from

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

-ing form of “reserve” — hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

Identical; not different.

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

express in words

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

an area that includes places where several people can sit

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

in the second place

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

plural of “senior” — an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

a thing, without saying which

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

having a supporting base

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

an act passed by a legislative body

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

plural of “statute” — an act passed by a legislative body

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

express a supposition

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

express in words

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

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

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a special situation

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

in spite of the fact that

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

plural of “tit” — either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

an extended area of land

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

plural of “treat” — something considered choice to eat

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

the removal of covering

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

plural of “undergraduate” — a university student who has not yet received a first degree

From this reading "_Tit._ XV. treats '_De moribus conformandis_;" and it first orders that all juniors should pay due respect to their seniors--their seniors that is, in academical rank, for age does _not_ come before dignity in Oxford--the undergraduates to the B.A.'s, the B.A.'s to the M.A.'s, the M.A.'s to the D.C.L.'s, and so on, according to the standing of the 'Man of letters;' (a phrase which evidently refers to those mysterious decimations of the alphabet, which some people delight to put after their names).

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

the act of using

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

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

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

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

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

in the company of; together with

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading But I may remark, _en passant_, as our 'lively neighbours' say--(I don't know French, _Mr. Punch_, but I like to quote it occasionally, as it shows refinement and education, and that you read the _Morning Post_, and all that sort of thing)--I may remark, that for the Vice-Chancellor to drive twenty-one of these _Tits._ in hand, and keep them well together, must be no ordinary act of JEHU-ism; and I think it would have added greatly to the effect of the late Commemoration, if they had put out illustrated posters, that the new Chancellor, 'acknowledged by the Press to be the premier jockey of the day, and without a Peer in the Westminster Circle,' would make his 'first public entrance into Oxford, driving TWENTY-ONE TITS IN HAND!' after which would, of course, follow 'the performances in the Theatre,' with 'the drolleries of the Caucasian Clown,' and 'the laughable farce of _The Phenomenon in a Doctor's gown.'_ I think something might have been made of that; but the hint may perhaps be taken against the next opportunity.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

From this reading And the 'due respect' is to be shown, firstly, by yielding up the best seats, (_locum potiorem cedendo_) which, they tell me, was done in the theatre at the late Commemoration, by putting the undergraduates in the gallery, the M.A.'s in the pit, and reserving the boxes and dress circle for the 'Dons' and the ladies; and secondly, by giving the wall, and by capping, or, as the Statute more expressively says, 'by uncovering the head at a proper distance,' (_ad justum intervallum caput aperiendo_) though what this proper distance may be, appears to be left to the taste of the capper, the rank of the cappee, the force of the wind, the length of the arm, or any other directing influence.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading PUNCH, "In my last letter to you, I mentioned a few of the _Statutum ests_ of '_Tit._ XIV.' of the Oxford Statutes; and I now come to consider '_Tit._ XV.' of the same amusing work, premising that I shall confine my remarks to this _Tit._, as it would be a task of insufferable weariness--and one, I suppose, which like the discovery of the source of the Nile, no philanthropist would ever live to carry out--to attempt to explore the twenty-one _Tits._, which, with their _appendices_ branches, run through that immense tract of paper intended for the use of the academic youth (_in usum juventutis academicaae_).