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Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.
It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.
Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.
The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.
Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?
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Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.
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It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.
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Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.
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The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.
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Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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authentic adjective US /əˈθentɪk/

conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

From this reading “The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.”

era noun US /ˈerə/

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading “MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.”

graphical adjective US /ˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or presented by a graph

From this reading “Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?”

incorporated adjective US /ˌɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪtɪd/

formed or united into a whole

From this reading “Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?”

Modes noun US /moʊdz/

plural of “mode” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.”

pertinent adjective US /ˈpɜːrtɪnɪnt/

having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand

From this reading “Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?”

profitably adverb US /ˈprɑːfətəbli/

in a productive way

From this reading “Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?”

Seventeenth adjective US /ˈsevənˈtiːnθ/

coming next after the sixteenth in position

From this reading “MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

AgesnounUS /ˈeɪdʒəz/

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

AncientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

Antiquarynoun

an expert or collector of antiquities

From this reading It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.

ArmournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/

a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

authenticadjectiveUS /əˈθentɪk/

conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

beggaring

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From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

breathnounUS /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

briefadjectiveUS /briːf/

of short duration or distance

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

Callot

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From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

CenturynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/

a period of 100 years

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

ChaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/

plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.

concernedadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrnd/

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

CostumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

devouringadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ/

(often followed by “for”) ardently or excessively desirous

From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

DreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

eranounUS /ˈerə/

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

everyway

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

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

extravagancenounUS /ekˈstrævəɡəns/

the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

FantasticadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/

ludicrously odd

From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

garbs

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

From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

geniusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnjəs/

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

graphicaladjectiveUS /ˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or presented by a graph

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

HappieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/

comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

harvestnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəst/

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

henceforthadverbUS /ˈhenˈsfɔːrθ/

from this time forth; from now on

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.

historicadjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪk/

belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

incorporatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪtɪd/

formed or united into a whole

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.

learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

makesnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

Merrick's

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From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

MiddlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL

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

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

ModesnounUS /moʊdz/

plural of “mode” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.

monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

partiesnounUS /ˈpɑːrtiz/

plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

pertinentadjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrtɪnɪnt/

having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

preciseadjectiveUS /prɪˈsaɪs/

sharply exact or accurate or delimited

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

ProfessornounUS /prəˈfesər/

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

profitablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːfətəbli/

in a productive way

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

purelyadverbUS /ˈpjʊrli/

restricted to something

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

raimentnoun

especially fine or decorative clothing

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

reachesnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

richestadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtʃəst/

superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth

From this reading It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.

scientificadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

of or relating to the practice of science

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

seldomadverbUS /ˈseldəm/

not often

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

SeventeenthadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːnθ/

coming next after the sixteenth in position

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

strokesnounUS /stroʊks/

plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

StudentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.

succeedverbUS /səkˈsiːd/

attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

Teniers

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From this reading Fantastic garbs, beggaring all fancy of a Teniers or a Callot, succeed each other, like monster devouring monster in a Dream.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/

of or concerning this or that

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

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

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

thrown-out

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

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/

having come into contact

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

TranslationnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃən/

a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It is here that the Antiquary and Student of Modes comes upon his richest harvest.

valuableadjectiveUS /ˈvæljəbəl/

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL Happier is our Professor, and more purely scientific and historic, when he reaches the Middle Ages in Europe, and down to the end of the Seventeenth Century; the true era of extravagance in Costume.

WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The whole too in brief authentic strokes, and touched not seldom with that breath of genius which makes even old raiment live.

WorkverbUS /wɜːrk/

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

From this reading Indeed, so learned, precise, graphical, and everyway interesting have we found these Chapters, that it may be thrown-out as a pertinent question for parties concerned, Whether or not a good English Translation thereof might henceforth be profitably incorporated with Mr. Merrick's valuable Work _On Ancient Armour_?

Chapter 8 of Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes by Thomas Carlyle holds 38 sentences, grouped into 8 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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