Chapter XII

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

affected manners intended to impress others

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

(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 it will in all probability produce results yet more extraordinary.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading * * * * * NEW AMERICAN MOVEMENT.

plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

take into custody

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A go-ahead people will not be content to stop short at operas and concerts.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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

From this reading A go-ahead people will not be content to stop short at operas and concerts.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it will in all probability produce results yet more extraordinary.

plural of “concert” — a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

From this reading A go-ahead people will not be content to stop short at operas and concerts.

characteristic of the present

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading A go-ahead people will not be content to stop short at operas and concerts.

socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

extreme greed for material wealth

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading But it will in all probability produce results yet more extraordinary.

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

a signal to proceed

From this reading A go-ahead people will not be content to stop short at operas and concerts.

coins made of gold

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

an occurrence of something

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But it will in all probability produce results yet more extraordinary.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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 Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading * * * * * NEW AMERICAN MOVEMENT.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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

From this reading * * * * * NEW AMERICAN MOVEMENT.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A go-ahead people will not be content to stop short at operas and concerts.

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

plural of “opera” — a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

From this reading A go-ahead people will not be content to stop short at operas and concerts.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

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

From this reading A go-ahead people will not be content to stop short at operas and concerts.

by chance

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

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From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible

From this reading But it will in all probability produce results yet more extraordinary.

bring forth or yield

From this reading But it will in all probability produce results yet more extraordinary.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

cause to become

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading But it will in all probability produce results yet more extraordinary.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading A go-ahead people will not be content to stop short at operas and concerts.

plural of “singer” — a person who sings

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

a person, without saying who

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

plural of “spoil” — (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

(law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading A go-ahead people will not be content to stop short at operas and concerts.

plural of “stratagem” — a maneuver in a game or conversation

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

capable of being borne or endured

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

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

From this reading The development and cultivation of music in the soul of America may, perhaps, tend to arrest the progress of Filibusterism, and other stratagems and spoils; including the spoliation of black liberty: and to render the airs which JONATHAN sometimes gives himself--on the fishery question for instance--tolerable.

which person or people

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading But it will in all probability produce results yet more extraordinary.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

the act of creating written works

From this reading Somebody writing from Naples, about Music, to a fashionable contemporary, says:-- "I know, too, more than half-a-dozen Americans who have left their gold cupidity behind them, and are now in Italy, living in small dirty back rooms with a piano-forte, practising _solfeggios_, with the intention of becoming singers of Italian opera."

but in spite of that

From this reading But it will in all probability produce results yet more extraordinary.